A review by Nalini Haynes Wilhem Grimm has been wandering the Earth for thousands of years having sex with his daughters (!) to spawn a …
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Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
A review by Nalini Haynes The story… Zachary Rawlins (never ‘Zach’) is an introvert passionate about books and computer games. During a foray into the …
Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke
A review by Nalini Haynes Those of you who came in late may not have heard of Pan’s Labyrinth, the Del Toro movie about a …
I Am Change by Suzy Zail
A review by Nalini Haynes Lilian is a Ugandan girl dreaming of teaching while adults tell her she won’t amount to anything. The best she …
Where Oblivion Lives by T Frohock
A review essay by Nalini Haynes Where Oblivion Lives is a historical fantasy novel based on meticulous historical research. Diago is a member of the …
Representations of Albinism in Australian High School English Texts
The University of Canberra required me to write more for my research proposal on representations of albinism than every other student researching every other topic. …
Illustrating Doerr’s statement implying that the ‘true’ Aryan does not have albinism
Preamble I wrote this post because it intersects my thesis that was to have been on representations of albinism and my preparation for my Critical …
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
A review by Nalini Haynes Camellia Beauregard is one of the Belles; she was born with colour in Orleans, a magical archipelago where the God of …
Persepolis Rising by James S A Corey
A review by Nalini Haynes Persepolis Rising is the 7th book in The Expanse novel series that is entwined with 6 ‘short fictions’ located as …
Speculative fiction books with disability list 3.0
Updated list! Thanks again to everyone who’s been helping. Please send more relevant titles my way! I’ve been compiling a list of speculative fiction books …
3MT: Prejudice Kills
Context: The Three Minute Thesis is a public speaking competition I had intended to participate in this year. For reasons that will become obvious, I …
Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
A review by Nalini Haynes Humpty Dumpty fell off his wall and broke into hundreds of pieces. Detective Jack Spratt and Sergeant Mary Mary of …
Logan (2017)
A review by Nalini Haynes Logan (Hugh Jackman) is back. Again. At least this time he wasn’t in a remake of his own origin story. …
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (book & movie)
A review by Nalini Haynes Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them begins with Tina (Katherine Waterston), dressed in early 20th century clothing, eating a …
Thorne by Charlotte McConaghy
A review by Nalini Haynes Finn is a rebel without a cause, a seemingly bipolar teenager. When she sees Prince Thorne, the son of ‘The …