Category: Review

You can probably last about a day in Lisbon without hearing about Pessoa, fortunately for me I was in the city for longer than that and has the opportunity to learn more about the great man. Statues, tour guides, street signs and souvenir shops preach his greatness so when I was given the opportunity to…

This book represented my introduction to Noam Chomsky and after hearing his name thrown around for years, I was keen to read some of his original work. I came into this book expecting a dissenting voice and I got one, although not the one that I was expecting. The first thing I noticed, and was…

Well this was a weird one to say the least. I hadn’t really had any exposure to classical literature and picked this book up with that in mind. I found it at a bookstore, noticed it was short and included a second piece on the Allegory of the Cave, which I had at least heard…

The book was fine. I’ll be honest, I had higher hopes for Slow Horses and in the end I reckon that the genre just isn’t quite for me. I bought the book on a lunch break. I was specifically looking for something light that would become a good bedtime companion, and ironically wanted to avoid…

I already know this review will not reflect the many feelings I have about this book. Zorba the Greek stands alone in the western consciousness as the embodiment of Greek literature. A book elevated by its Oscar winning film adaption and Nobel Prize nominated author. A book, I believe, is not correctly understood or interpreted…

‘God Forgets About the Poor’ first came to my attention after seeing a review in the Neos Kosmos. I enjoy Greek literature, particularly Greek-Australian literature and after reading ‘Lucky’s’ by Andrew Pippos was keen to get into a similarly frank migrant story. Unfortunately when the book resurfaced again to me I was personally disappointed that…

‘I’d Rather Not’ presents a series of short stories from the life of Australian writer, Robert Skinner. Covering his time running a short story magazine, how he passed COVID, and everything in between, the book is a light and interesting read. In some ways the book presents a glorification of the life of a Brunswick…

The film adaption of The Big Short was a huge success, managing to take a potentially dry story about the global financial system and turning it into a mainstream hit. Much of the reason for the film’s success if Michael Lewis’s excellently written original text which constructs a comprehensible and entertaining narrative that was able…

‘Revolution’ marks the second major book exploring the career of Ange Postecoglou, and the first written by a non-Australian. Written by John Greechan, an Edenborough based sports writer, ‘Revolution’ ultimately delivers an entertaining (and well timed) analysis of Australia’s ‘greatest ever football coach’ and his exponential rise. Although Postecoglou’s backstory is well known by many…

‘Tzitzipongo’ is a modern Greek Short film set on a Greek beach at the end of the Holidays. Niko (Tassos Dimitropoulos) is left with one final afternoon to connect with his grumpy son Simos (Lefteris Chatzimichail) before leaving his family to return to London for work. The film’s premise is a little elementary and the…

Although my conversational Greek Language skills prevent me from effortlessly enjoying feature length films, I’ve found that the short film collection on ERTFLIX has been both interesting to explore and easier to engage with to help me improve my Greek. I recently watched ‘Pilala’, a film that initially caught my eye due to its Cretan…

I bought the The Whistler while I was on holiday however as is the case with all good holidays, I found very little time to read it. As is the case with most Grisham books though, even after just a few chapters I found myself hooked. Once I was back from my break I devoured…

It was the end of a tough day that followed a tough month. As I jumped on my tram homebound I craved something calming, sweet and dreamy. Brainstorming for a guaranteed easy listening solution led me to the most recent album from ‘Men I Trust’. Although I had spent heaps of time listening to them…

My first exposure to Titus O’Reily was his old segment on The Cheap Seats. There he would present the sport news of the week in his… unique comedic style. Even before speaking though he looked like he didn’t belong on that show.  His signature look comprised a weird hat and dated suit that was more…

After reading a few serious fiction books with heavy moral lessons, ‘Catch Me If You Can’ proved to be a fun and necessary circuit breaker. It was an easy and enthralling read, based on the remarkable younger years of its author, Frank Abagnale. The books starts by describing Frank’s youth, including his parent’s divorce and…