In “1984,” Orwell imagined a nightmare scenario of a dystopia called Oceania, where the government defines its own reality and where propaganda invades the lives of people too distracted by rubbishy (now we call fake news) tabloids to care much about politics or history. In this modern world, Twitter is the Ministry of Truth, the […]
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if your grandfather was friends with the Devil? Hannah Green and her Unfeasibly Mundane Existence is a story about an eleven year old girl, her grandfather (who turns out to be much older than she thinks he is), and the Devil. Oh, and a talking mushroom. […]
First things first, I purchased this book for one simple reason – I have a girl aged 10 & a boy aged 8. As I close in on 50, I realise that the control I think I once had was only a mirage, a dream of my youth now drifting idly as a memory flotsam. […]
The start of a new year is always just a little bit magical, continuing the warmth of the Christmas season into something a little brighter, full of wishes, hope, and promises of adventure. We’re making plans, setting intentions, and wanting this year, this new year, to be better than the last. So we look for […]
Welcome to the first record in the Ship’s Library – Papillon by Henri Charrière. The Ship’s Library is Twodeck Brand’s book club. Each month, one of our crew selects a book to read and time is set aside for every staff member to read during their work day. At the end of the month, we […]