Writing Tips Oasis

Amanda Keats

Book vs Film Review – Room

By

by Amanda Keats Anyone who has read Room by Emma Donoghue is surely not surprised at all by its success or the Man Booker Prize love it received. After all, the book is completely original in a time when many books seem so like something else you've read before. It is daring and as unashamedly horrific in subject matter as it is entirely lovely and life-affirming. The … [Read more...] about Book vs Film Review – Room

Novelicious Goes To…Henley Literary Festival

By

by Amanda Keats Another year, another opportunity to head to the lovely Henley-on-sea for more literary goodness. Day one of the festival boasted gorgeous weather and some big names to kick things off in style. First up was the sellout talk by Jane Hawking. Hawking's memoir Travelling to Infinity was what inspired the film The Theory of Everything (which starred Eddie … [Read more...] about Novelicious Goes To…Henley Literary Festival

Novelicious Picks…5 Books That Will Stay With You

By

For many readers, a really great book lingers a little once you've read that last page and closed the book. You think about the characters, you mourn for the loss, or smile at the events you've just been witness to. And then comes a book that not only lingers, it stays. It gets under your skin, upsets you, enrages you, excites you. It forms roots and sets up camp. Here … [Read more...] about Novelicious Picks…5 Books That Will Stay With You

Review – Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill

By

Reviewed by Amanda Keats Pitched on the front cover as a cross between The Handmaid’s Tale and Mean Girls, Only Ever Yours is so much more than a story; it’s a revolution. In Louise O’Neill’s powerful world, females are manufactured to satisfy the needs of the males, to either provide them with children or satisfy their sexual desires. And if they don’t fall into one of those … [Read more...] about Review – Only Ever Yours by Louise O’Neill