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Annie Kapur
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Secondary English Teacher & Lecturer
🎓Literature & Writing (B.A)
🎓Film & Writing (M.A)
🎓Secondary English Education (PgDipEd) (QTS)
đź“ŤBirmingham, UK
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Book Review: "Utopia" by Thomas More
Thomas More, born on 7 February 1478 in London, was an English lawyer, scholar, author, and statesman. Educated at St. Anthony's School and Oxford University, More pursued a legal career and quickly gained a reputation as a distinguished lawyer. His intellectual interests led him to humanism, and he became friends with figures like Erasmus of Rotterdam. His most famous work, Utopia, published in 1516, reflects his humanist beliefs and critiques contemporary society. It is now recognised as a key text of Catholic Philosophy.
By Annie Kapurabout 22 hours ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Driver's Seat" by Muriel Spark
“Her lips are slightly parted: she, whose lips are usually pressed together with the daily disapprovals of the accountants' office where she has worked continually, except for the months of illness, since she was 18, that is to say, for 16 years and some months. Her lips, when she does not speak or eat, are normally pressed together like the ruled line of a balance sheet, marked straight with her old-fashioned lipstick, a final and judjing mouth, a precision instrument.” - The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark
By Annie Kapur2 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "My Father's House" by Joseph O'Connor
“His version of the piece will not be the same as anyone else’s on this Earth, though both orchestras are playing from identical sheet music. For that reason, his knowledge of the score must be total, more even than the composer’s. Is there any more difficult calling?” - My Father's House by Joseph O'Connor
By Annie Kapur3 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Lilith" by Nikki Marmery
You guys know me and how much I love reading Greek Mythology Retellings. How about reading Biblical Mythology Retellings? I never knew they were a real thing until about now. 'Lilith' is a book about that very character and though I didn't read the preview, I was excited about what to expect when it came to the writing style, the characters included and the way in which emotion, truth and religious perspective were introduced and carried through the book. I am left however, with a few mixed feelings. Some of the ideas in the book I was left evaluating became less positive when I reflected back on the book. This was mainly because of the overall experience - these were things that when I was within the reading of the book, I didn't notice all too much until the very end.
By Annie Kapur4 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "I Hope This Finds You Well" by Natalie Sue
No, I did not find this within the realms of my Amazon Recommendations. Instead, I did some sleuthing across Amazon's various boards of 'customers who bought this also bought...' and clicked and clicked and clicked until I could no longer recognise which level down the escalator of 'customer' I had ended up on. It was probably about ten minutes of my time at around 2am when I stumbled across 'I Hope This Finds You Well' by Natalie Sue. For anyone who has been burdened with a work email system, you will find this phrase very familiar. I indeed actually bought it because it sounded like it would cheer me up from a cold I had and it was also bright pink, so that helped. Edging on millennial humour, this book makes a round trip through office hell and out the other side.
By Annie Kapur5 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Devil and Mrs Davenport" by Paulette Kennedy
I am more than open to reading anything by Paulette Kennedy as she was the woman who penned the incredible novel 'The Witch of Tin Mountain'. I am not going to lie when I say that was one of the most immersive books I have read regarding witchcraft in a very long time with an ending which was just fantastic and super-intense. When I found out that this book was cheaply available on my Kindle, I went for it (you know, I'm trying to save money here). 'The Devil and Mrs Davenport' starts off in that usual way I find Paulette Kennedy's novels to start - a woman is in strife internally and the men in her life dismiss her as being a bad woman. As this problem develops, she suffers abuse at the hands of these men instead of seeking out the reason for the development of the problem. Now, let's learn about how this applies to Mrs Loretta Davenport.
By Annie Kapur6 days ago in Geeks
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
First published in 1906, it was initially serialsied in a socialist newspaper called "Appeal to Reason" and then later taken up by Doubleday. Creating a great amount of controversy upon its release, it it a criticism of the American Meat Packing industry and its issues with sanitation. But alongside this, it is also a criticism of the lie that the immigrant workers are sold about the American Dream and the way they are duped into thinking that they are living a happy and fulfilling lifestyle even though they are barely making ends meet. They lie about how they can work their way up through the industry is constantly thrust upon them. But it is known by those above to be a lie that will keep them int he rat race for as long as possible.
By Annie Kapur7 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Surrounded by Idiots" by Thomas Erikson
So, there I was, wrapping parcels one morning, when I stumbled upon Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson on the Kindle Store for a ridiculously low price in comparison to where I had seen it on paperback shelves whilst on my travels.
By Annie Kapur8 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Empty Space" by Peter Brook
I don't usually request theatre criticism as my next read anymore, especially as I am no longer a student of drama. However, Peter Brook's The Empty Space has actually been on my radar for a lot longer than I care to admit and for some reason, I just never got around to reading the whole thing. When it comes to sections of the book, excerpts for study etc. I have obviously read bits and pieces but, even though it is a short book, this is the first time I am picking up the whole thing.
By Annie Kapur9 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "One of the Good Guys" by Araminta Hall
Now, you know how much I love a 'good for her' novel, right? Well, I can't decide whether what I just read was a 'good for her' novel or a 'good for all of them' novel. There was simply so much going on here and there was such depth that I am absolutely bursting to discuss it with someone. Since nobody I know will listen to me talk about books, let's just say I'm lucky to have somewhere like Vocal to vent about it.
By Annie Kapur10 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Someone in the Attic" by Andrea Mara
I first came across Andrea Mara because of her book 'No One Saw a Thing' and admittedly I thought it was fantastic. Her writing style of going back and forth between characters and places, from timeline to timeline, was pretty awesome and the story was really engrossing because in the middle of it were two very young children and everyone always wants kids to be alright in the end. However, I did not find the same deal in this book entitled 'Someone in the Attic'. Mainly because there was no hook character for me - there was no character in the whole book that I could say was actually a legitimately nice human being.
By Annie Kapur11 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Medea" by Rosie Hewlett
”And I also know how they will tell his story. It is the same for any woman who defies their place in this world. Jason will be the hero, and you? They’ll either make you his adoring, lovesick damsel or they’ll make you the villain. Those are the only roles they feel comfortable with us occupying.” - Medea by Rosie Hewlett
By Annie Kapur12 days ago in Geeks
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