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A Dog, a Human Hand and the Survivor: “The Vanishing Season” by Joanna Schaffhausen Joanna Schaffhausen’s debut is undeniably gripping but at times predictable because of its two-dimensional characters.

●●●○○ The Vanishing Season is Joanna Schaffhausen’s debut novel, published December 5th, by HarperCollins. The novel recounts the story of Ellery Hathaway, a police officer in a sleepy town that is jolted to life. For the past three years, peculiarly … Continue reading A Dog, a Human Hand and the Survivor: “The Vanishing Season” by Joanna Schaffhausen Joanna Schaffhausen’s debut is undeniably gripping but at times predictable because of its two-dimensional characters.

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Fairytales with a haunting twist: “The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night” Jen Campbell swaps the horse and carriage for broken hearts and murder in her new collection of short stories.

●●●●● The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night, a collection of short stories by Jen Campbell, has recently been published by Two Road Books. This collection focuses on the conventions of the fairytale and turns it … Continue reading Fairytales with a haunting twist: “The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night” Jen Campbell swaps the horse and carriage for broken hearts and murder in her new collection of short stories.

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“Mindhunter” is a Show Dead-Set on Appealing to True Crime Fans With a true crime show almost always on some channel or other, it begs the question: do we actually need yet another examination of the heinous things some people are capable of?

●●●●○ Mindhunter is the latest sombre addition to what seems like the endless fad for true crime television. With a true crime show almost always on some channel or other, it begs the question: do we actually need yet another … Continue reading “Mindhunter” is a Show Dead-Set on Appealing to True Crime Fans With a true crime show almost always on some channel or other, it begs the question: do we actually need yet another examination of the heinous things some people are capable of?

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Counterpoint: Artificial Perfection: “Goodbye Christopher Robin” As a period drama, some of the events that seem to occur seem a little too perfect, a little too romantic.

●●●●○ In Simon Curtis’ newest film, Goodbye Christopher Robin, the world’s best-loved literary character is brought to life. This film captures the writer A.A. Milne’s (Domhnall Gleeson) life after the first World War, who is deeply affected by his harrowing … Continue reading Counterpoint: Artificial Perfection: “Goodbye Christopher Robin” As a period drama, some of the events that seem to occur seem a little too perfect, a little too romantic.