The Fox & the Poem A few weeks ago I had to work through some poetry with my grade 11s. One of the poems we ended up discussing was Ted Hughes’ The Thought-Fox. Surprisingly (or not really), I’ve never actually…
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“It is dull, Son of Adam, to drink without eating,” said the Queen presently. “What would you like best to eat?” “Turkish Delight, please, your Majesty,” said Edmund.” ― C.S. Lewis The Story I love Turkish Delight. This might just be…
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Bookworm: A term that doesn’t mean you only love reading. It is merely an umbrella term, or short introduction which, when you unpack it, actually says: Lover of tales, slight obsession with vintage covers, probably has a feline friend, if…
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Wuthering Heights, your one stop book to melancholy and despair. The story of a life after a broken heart. Between these pages you’ll find passion and love, but more than that you’ll find a desire for revenge, you’ll find greed…
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Enchanted. That’s what I was. Uprooted, by Naomi Novik, is one of those books that I finished within three days, and the only reason it took so long is because there were moments that I was forced to put the…
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Things that get me over-the-moon excited: Kittens, sushi, the moon, bookshops, tulle and tales of wizards (or witches). Naturally, we’re all jumping to Harry Potter here (and rightfully so, as it is still one of my favourite wizarding worlds ever)….
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It’s not unknown that I am a complete fangirl when it comes to Jane Austen, despite the fact that I haven’t read all of her books – I’m also one of those people who buys a book, waits for it…
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The Tiger & The Wolf by Adrian Tchaikovsky ~ In a world where humans have an animal soul, one girl finds herself torn between her father’s ambitions and her mother’s scorn. The Wolf and Tiger is fighting each other within…
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30? Me? Not even close. Actually, I am. I’m very close. I’m closer to 30 than 20, I’m not on my parents’ medical aid anymore, I make my own doctors’ appointments, I get excited about socks and I get angry…
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Dag Luuks with Austen. Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice was the first book I ever read that didn’t have secret wizards, tiny blue fairies or famed fire-eaters. I didn’t expect to like it, I didn’t expect to understand it (although I…
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