Hayley Sprout

Category: Reviews!

  • The Island of Doctor Moreau – H. G. Wells

    Title: The Island of Doctor Moreau Author: H. G. Wells Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15990644-the-island-of-doctor-moreau Published: 1896 Source: Physical owned copy! Plot: “Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo – a menagerie of savage animals. Tended to recovery by their keeper…

  • Grasshopper Jungle – Andrew Smith

    Title: Grasshopper Jungle Author: Andrew Smith Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18079719-grasshopper-jungle Rating: 3/5 Published: February 2014 Source: Physical owned copy! Plot: “Sixteen-year-old Austin Szerba interweaves the story of his Polish legacy with the story of how he and his best friend , Robby, brought about the end of humanity and the rise of an army of unstoppable, six-foot tall…

  • How To Be A Woman – Caitlin Moran.

    Title: How To Be A Woman Author: Caitlin Moran Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12091244-how-to-be-a-woman Rating: 3/5 Source: Owned physical copy

  • Address Unknown – Kressman Taylor

    Title: Address Unknown Author: Kressman Taylor Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1127883.Address_Unknown Ratings: 5/5 Source: Physical copy Published: 1939 Plot: “When it first appeared in Story magazine in 1938, Address Unknownbecame an immediate social phenomenon and literary sensation. Published in book form a year later and banned in Nazi Germany, it garnered high praise in the United States and much…

  • This Book is Gay – Juno Dawson.

    Title: This Book is Gay Author: Juno Dawson Published: September 2014 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22074335-this-book-is-gay  Rating: 5/5 Source: Owned physical book!  Plot: “Former PSHCE teacher and acclaimed YA author James Dawson gives an uncensored look at what it’s like to grow up as LGBT. Including testimonials from people ‘across the spectrum’, this inclusive book explores everything anyone who…

  • Bel – Ami

    Title: Bel – Ami Author: Guy De Maupassant Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/780581.Bel_Ami Rating: 3/5 Source: Library Published: 1885. Plot: “De Maupassant’s second novel, Bel-Ami (1885) is the story of a ruthlessly ambitious young man (Georges Duroy, christened ”Bel-Ami” by his female admirers) making it to the top in fin-de-siecle Paris. It is a novel about money, sex, and…

  • Love, Rosie: Part 2. The Review.

    If you missed part 1 yesterday that included how I got to see the film before release check it out heeeeere! Title: Love, Rosie Director: Christian Ditter Writer: Juliette Towhidi Cast: Lily Collins, Sam Claflin IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1638002/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3 Rating: 4/5 Certificate: 15 Source: Premiere! Plot: “Rosie and Alex have been best friends since they were 5, so…

  • Everyday Sexism – Laura Bates.

    Title: Everyday Sexism Author: Laura Bates Published: April 2014 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20240859-everyday-sexism Rating: 5/5 Source: Kindle! “Women are standing up and #shoutingback. In a culture that’s driven by social media, for the first time women are using this online space (@EverydaySexism www.everydaysexism.com) to come together, share their stories and encourage a new generation to recognise the problems…

  • Philomena

    Title: Philomena Director: Stephen Frears Writer: Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope Cast: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2431286/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1  Rating: 5/5 Certificate: 12A Source: SkyGo Plot: “A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live…

  • The Giver

    Director: Phillip Noyce Cast: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435651/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Rating: 3/5 Certificate: 12A Source: Cinema! Plot “In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world.” Thoughts So…