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The Gothic Genre in our Modern Age: Revival or Recreation

The Gothic Genre in our Modern Age: Revival or Recreation

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I don’t like to pick favourites when it comes to literature. Every form and genre have so much to offer; to stick to one would be an injustice to the bouts of marvellous creations out there. However, it can be said that I’m particularly fond of the gothic genre. From the moment I picked up Bram Stoker’s Dracula, I fell in love. What could be more appealing than an entire genre dedicated to the strange and abnormal? Dracula was the…

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Books I Couldn’t Finish and Why

Books I Couldn’t Finish and Why

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We’ve all done it, picking up an overhyped book and deciding mid-way through that it’s not your cup of tea. I doubt there’s very many bookworms out there that can say they have read entirely through every book they’ve started. There’s no shame in it whatsoever. Think of it this way – you’re recommended a seven season show and the plot is slowly killing you; there’s no way you’d sit through hours and hours of boredom. Why should it be any…

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