For the first eighteen years of my life, I had little interest in football. The interest I did have I forced. I was, to greater or lesser extent, a boy, and boys liked football. I should too. I had a team – Manchester United. Picked for my favourite colour (red) and favourite player (Beckham) who Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: Will You Manage?[…]
I’m not going to open this blog by saying ‘if there’s one thing I like, it’s moaning’, because I hate that saying. Nobody likes only one thing. Not even me, and I hate liars even more than I hate Cheerios so I’m going to open with honesty, and the following line: There are seven Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: The Moaning of Life[…]
Time is a funny thing. If you’re reading this blog on release day (doubt it) it’s been ten days since a Man vs Bookshelf blog was last released. (This one.) As for me, I’m sitting in Costa writing it (yeah, I’m one of those dickheads) on Thursday, two days before it’s due to go out. Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: The Dark Tower[…]
Call me basic but I started my holiday with a Jack Reacher book. That’s right, I’m now officially a middle-aged mother. An impressive feat for a 25-year-old man with no children (that I know of). Still, don’t limit me, and I won’t limit you. A great deal seeing as your potential ceiling is so low Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: The Killing Floor[…]
This will be (at least) the third blog in a row in which I talk about my startling lack of motivation when it comes to my writing, reading, and blogging. By now, things are getting desperate. Thing is (and I think I’ve talked about this before, as well) regaining your motivation is a little bit Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: Motivation and Doctor Who[…]
Honestly, I’ve been meaning to write this blog for ages. Days and days. Cause, as you’ll know from my previous blog, I always wrote my blogs during my lunch break until I fell out of the habit. Then, come my Odd Thomas blog, written in desperation late last weekend. As Sunday tumbled towards Monday without Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: Harry Redknapp[…]
I’m sure you think this series is about reviewing books. That’s my fault. I wasn’t clear. I’ve done enough to make you think it could be about reviewing books. But it isn’t. Or, at least, That’s not the thrust of what it’s about. This series is about my attempts to read every book on my Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: Odd Thomas (1-3)[…]
After my The Hobbit review last week, readers flooded my inbox, begging me to review The Lord of the Rings next. I found this interesting. You would think only those who enjoyed my blog would email in requests. Yet, if they enjoyed it, wouldn’t they read said blog with care, beginning to end? No, it Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: The Lord of the Rings[…]
Hello, and welcome to this Mark Ayre production of “The Hobbit (review)” Okay, I know what you’re thinking. “Mark. Why are you writing the Hobbit review BEFORE your Buffy Scripts review? We know you read Buffy first cause that review came out days ago.” Well first off, how do you know what order I’m writing Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: The Hobbit[…]
Whenever I tell people I’m reading a script for a TV show or movie I get some sort of derisory response. “Why don’t you just watch it?” asks my girlfriends. “Shows weren’t meant for paper,” say my friends. “What are you doing in here, I thought we changed the locks?” says my mother. But I Read more about Man vs Bookshelf: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Scripts[…]