October 2021 – Spencer's Bookcase

Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2021

Hello everyone! Welcome to the Monthly Wrap-Up where I give updates on my reading and other things I’m up to in the past month. So let’s get to it! Books Read: 5 This month was a very big reading month for me I think I read over 1000 pages. On the long weekend alone, IContinue reading “Monthly Wrap-Up: October 2021”

Fahrenheit 451

Title: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Ray Bradbury Pages: 158 Genre: Dystopian Fiction Synopsis: “Fahrenheit 451- The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns.” Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions theContinue reading “Fahrenheit 451”

Broadchurch

Title: Broadchurch Seasons or Series: 3 Episodes: 24 Studio: ITV Created by: Chris Chibnall Premise: Broadchurch is a crime, mystery, and serial drama that follows the lives of the people of the town called Broadchurch after the murder of an 11-year-old Daniel “Danny” Latimer. The show explores grief, mutual suspicion, and the media attention onContinue reading “Broadchurch”

The Fall

Title: The Fall Author: Albert Camus Pages: 147 Genre: Philosophy Synopsis: Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a successful Parisian barrister, has come to recognize the deep-seated hypocrisy of his existence. His epigrammatic and, above all, discomforting monologue gradually saps, then undermines, the reader’s own complacency. (from Goodreads) My Thoughts: This is one of my quickest reads all thisContinue reading “The Fall”

Dracula

Title: Dracula Author: Bram Stoker Pages: 350 Genre: Horror Synopsis: Dracula (1897) begins with a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, on his way to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, who is buying property in London. Harker endures a nightmarish stay at Dracula’s Castle, which foreshadows some bizarre events in England. First, a huge wolf-like creature isContinue reading “Dracula”

Why Fantasy is my favourite Genre

I love reading, most of the time I just want to devote my entire day just to reading. Since I started this blog I’ve been reading different types of books: Science Fiction, Philosophy, Post-Apocalyptic, Horror, and even Comedy. But there is one genre that is definitely my favourite and that is the Fantasy Genre (myContinue reading “Why Fantasy is my favourite Genre”

A Feast for Crows

Title: A Feast for Crows Author: George R.R Martin Genre: Fantasy Series: A Song of Ice and Fire #4 Pages: 978 Synopsis: Crows will fight over a dead man’s flesh, and kill each other for his eyes. Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of theContinue reading “A Feast for Crows”