Why The Great Gatsby is my favourite romance novel Now, I’m not an avid reader of romance novels but The Great Gatsby is probably my all time favourite book, and it just so happens to be a love story. Gatsby is probably the ultimate romantic hero – handsome, mysterious and fabulously wealthy (not that that matters, honest). All the characters are flawed, even Gatsby. And if you somehow manage to get past the self-centered and annoying Daisy Buchanan, you’ll probably struggle to forgive her obnoxious, racist, adulterous husband, Tom Buchanan. He also hits women. He’s the perfect antithesis to Gatsby and…
Author: Elspeth Rudd
I think the last David Attenborough program I watched this religiously was The Blue Planet, which apparently first aired in 2001 twelve whole years ago, which either means my maths is terrible, or I am horribly old. I caught the odd episode of Frozen Planet last year, but then there was the whole polar bear debacle, which wasn’t really a debacle and got blown way out of proportion, and that pretty much completes my Attenborough viewing – until Africa. So, why am I suddenly avidly watching Africa every week? It’s because Africa is great, and the amount of shots that look…
All Hallow’s Read is a recent Halloween tradition invented by best-selling author Neil Gaiman in 2010. The premise is simple: give someone a scary book for Halloween. It’s a great way to get people reading and to share your favourite horror stories (or give away that book that gave you nightmares). It’s also a brilliant way to celebrate Halloween. Now this could just be me and my excessive horror film collection, but show me a scary film and you will not get much of a reaction out of me, other than an appreciation of gore. Give me a scary book…
The only feasible reason I can think of for not having already watched the last two seasons of AMC’s The Walking Dead is that you are already living in an underground bunker in preparation for the oncoming zombie apocalypse. If, however, you’re tired of staring at those lead-filled walls and counting how many bottles of water you’ve got left, you might want to get caught up. Season 3 looks to be better than ever, and, let’s face it, when the real zombies come lumbering to your door, you won’t have the time to watch great TV. I’ll be honest; I was a…