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Jane Eyre, as by Irvine Welsh, by Me
There wis no possibility ay taking a walk thit day. It were pissin wi rain thit further outdoor bummin aroond wis now oot ay the fuckin question. Ah wis glad ay it: Ah nivir liked long walks, especially in the fuckin cold: dreadful tae me wis the coming home in the raw twilight, wi frozen […]
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Review: Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire
I have just finished reading Gregory Maguire’s Mirror, Mirror, which is a retelling of the Snow White myth set around C15 Italy. Maguire interweaves the myth with historical fact which largely gives the story a fresh sense of realism not generally associated with fairytales. Indeed, Maguire paints such a vivid world that the mythical elements […]