Political Censorship

Just heard on the radio that the government was to ban Islam4UK. Now, whatever their reasons, that sounds to me like censorship, and has echoes of the Nazi party banning the communist party... Let's just hope history doesn't repeat itself.

Sabriel by Garth Nix

This is the first book in the Old Kingdom series. The book is captivating from the start, with Garth Nix plunging the reader into the story from the outset. An old favourite of mine, and one that I highly recommend.

The book is quite old, in fact (1990 I think), but well worth reading, as a fourth sequel is on the way. The story takes place in a world that is split in two by a wall. One side is technological (Ancilestaire), the other magical (the Kingdom). Necromancy is rife in the kingdom, but the only person who can stop the destruction is trapped far in death.

I highly enjoyed this book, and recommend reading it if you can.

5 stars.

Inkspell by Cornelia Funke

This book was captivating. It is the sequel of Inkheart, a book that was recently turned into a film. However, I found Inkspell a much better book. The book drops the characters into the action right from the start, which leads to an exciting, and above all gripping book. For those who struggled with Inkheart, this book is much more accessible (that doesn't mean skip the first book!), and it is definitely not a struggle to read it. Hope you enjoy it!

4 stars!

Further Notice.

And this is further notice. As of now, book reviews will start appear, as of when I finish books. The first one: Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. It's a few years old, but the sequel just came out, so I'm rereading the series. Until then,
-tiddlydum

Going to sleep

Because I'm excessively lazy, my blog will be going to sleep until further notice.

Goodnight.

-tiddlydum

Firestarter :Explained

Well, I hadn't posted properly in a while, so I thought I'd post my Dramatic Monologue. I would be interested to know your thoughts, and if you "think me a monster now". Put your reactions in the comments of either post. Thanks!

-Tiddlydum

I released this work under the creative commons, please respect its rights.


This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence By Tom Johnson.

Firestarter By Tom Johnson (Myself)

Do you think me a monster? Of course you do. Of course. They call me Firestarter. You can see the reason; that's why I'm here. You don't know? Then I'll tell you. That building, the one that blazed, its roof dancing with orange flame. I thought it was empty. They told me it was empty.
It wasn't.
I could hear her shouts as the fire caught its prey and started to feast on its timbers.
And then it caught her.
Oh, the screams, those dreadful, desperate screams. Oh, how I wished and hoped and prayed, prayed to a God I never believed in, prayed for the rain to come and the fire to stop and for those terrible, terrible screams to cease their assault on my ears. oh, the guilt that I felt, how i wished to help, but the fire, my devil-child, which I had created with the spark of a flint, was too hot, too fierce, too strong. I hated myself, as I still do, as the fierce yellow flames burned on, consuming the flesh of the girl trapped inside, and the thatch and the timbers of the old wooden house. As I lay on the ground, awash on a sea of guilt, the people came, but they could do nothing. The screams carried on, i don't know how long, until, finaly, the clouds burst, the rain flowed down and doused the fire. With the rain pouring down through the holes in the roof, I plunged into the house, through smoking rooms, to find the girl, a child of 10, looking at me with earnest eyes, horribly burned, but slightly alive. I pulled her out of the smoking rubble, and carried her in my arms. The people came when they heard my shouts, but it was late, too late.
And so i sit here. You now know the reason for this dank, dark cell and these well-deserved shackles binding my wrists and my freedom; and rightly so. The girl's life which I stole, the result of my selfish lust for those golden glorious damned flames. You have heard my story now; What do you think? Judge me again. Do you think me a monster now?


This work is licenced under a Creative Commons Licence by Tom Johnson.