Category: Non-Fiction

Richard Ellmann – The Trial of Oscar Wilde [REVIEW]

September 21, 2023
Authors A-E (By Surname)Non-Fiction

Title: The Trial of Oscar Wilde

Author: Richard Ellmann

Type: Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 94

Rating: 4/5  

This was a fascinating non-fiction account of what happened at Oscar Wilde’s trial, and while I thought that I knew roughly what had happened, there was plenty here that I didn’t know about.

It’s also an excerpt from a longer book and so I should probably pick that up at some point. Ellmann is a talented researcher and writer and he made the complexities of law more approachable.

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Rattle – Issue #81 [REVIEW]

September 12, 2023
Authors P-T (By Surname)Non-FictionPoetry

Title: Issue #81

Author: Rattle

Type: Poetry/Non-Fiction

Page Count/Review Word Count: 110

Rating: 3.5/5  

This is the latest instalment of Rattle’s literary magazine, and it’s just as enjoyable as the last one. I only actually have it because I submitted some work to them, but I’m glad that I did. They’re publishing exactly the kind of modern, free verse poetry that I like to read.

Is it perfect? No. There are plenty of poems that flop for me, but that’s the beauty of reading poetry. I think there’s a little something here for everybody, and so if you’re into poetry then go check it out.

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