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2018 Man Booker Prize Winner

Giving up the standards of literary prizes At the end of 2018, on October 16th, the 2018 Man Booker Prize was announced, and by a unanimous vote was awarded to Anna Burns for Milkman. Now you might be thinking that the end of February might be slightly late to talk about the award winner. And to be perfectly honest, I have been putting off this post. Simply because, while the novel received many praises, I could not and did not finish it. The experimental novel tells the story of an unnamed middle sister who is harassed by an older married…

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Books

Mezmerising Bookshelves Part 2

January has been a month of transitions for me. From moving countries, to a return to being a student, and moving into a new apartment, it has been incredibly hectic. So much so that it has been slow going on the AvidBards social media pages (which I totally apologise for). But no matter how busy I am, and how much work I have to do for school or life admin as an “adult”, one thing I seem to find time for is scrolling Pinterest. Specifically, aesthetic bookshelves on Pinterest. Moving to a new country has meant that I was not…

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Books

“The Haunting of Hill House”: Haunting and Tragic

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson – Book Review The name “Hill House” has definitely become more popular in the last year, in part thanks to the release of the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House. But before it was a 10 part series, it was a book by Shirley Jackson. Moreover, it was considered one of the scariest horror novels of the 1950s and 60s. Shirley Jackson was an American author who doubled as a housewife. Stories were her way of keeping herself entertained. And not only did she succeed to keep herself entertained but so too the countless of readers…

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Music

Best Release 2018: Music

Origins by Imagine Dragons: Honesty and Transparency in Music We’ve hit the final instalment of our Best Release 2018 series and we’re coming in hot with our music album choice: Origins by Imagine Dragons. The fourth studio album by the band, Origins was released at the tail end of the year, on November 9, 2018. This album has been one of the most innovative and exciting releases in music this year for me! This new album was a relative surprise as it came out a little over a year after the band’s last album Evolve. Typically in the music world,…

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Reflections

Best Release 2018: Book

I didn’t accomplish my ’52 Books in 2018′ reading challenge! So what? It’s a New Year! And as such, my mind is perhaps unsurprisingly occupied with reflections of the past year. One such reflection that I’ve been thinking about a lot is the notion of challenges and goals. Specifically reading challenges. As an avid reader, I had never set a book goal before 2018, as I always had a book on the go. As such, I was never worried about how much I was reading. 2018 was the first year that I ever embarked on such a goal. Bringing in…

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Reflections

Benefits of Reading on Personal Growth

How Reading Has Taught Me Patience One of my biggest struggles has always been a desire for the outcome/end product to be immediate. Whenever I set goals I tend to end up dedicated an insane (and unhealthy) amount of time to it right from the beginning and try to achieve it all at once in the shortest amount of time. It has lead to a lot of frustration, and anxiety at times. Similarly, when those goals or habits that I was working towards don’t end up sticking (as is obviously going to be the case) I end up with a…

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