Aimé Césaire is the father of Martinican literature. In his Cahier, he explores his roots in his native Martinique and looks with an often angry voice at the repression of his fellow islanders. The Cahier is a poem directed at enlightening the views of his fellow countrymen and giving them…
Month: January 2017
Review: Confessions of a Yakuza – by Junichi Saga
A doctor conversing with one of his elderly patients in Japan, reveals this amazingly quaint story of a Yakuza gang leader. Set in the heart of Tokyo in the early twentieth century, our hero comes from an ordinary background and works his way into a veritable life in the underworld,…
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The KLF were one of my favourite bands as a teenager and partly responsible for introducing me to dance music. When they disappeared from the music industry it was a great disappointment and although they featured quite a lot in the press, their whole existence mainly remains an enigma. This…
View More Review: The KLF – Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds – by John HiggsReview: Gangland – The Rise of the Mexican Drug Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver – by Jerry Langton
This fascinating subject is explored by the author, Jerry Langton, in a fresh and vibrant manner. He makes the often bloody stories flow nicely into each other. What is for sure is that the Mexican drug war is a nasty business and page after page of horrifying bloodthirstiness attends to…
View More Review: Gangland – The Rise of the Mexican Drug Cartels from El Paso to Vancouver – by Jerry LangtonReview – The Legend of El Chapo Guzman – by J.D.Rockefeller
The subject of the book makes it appealing and gives you the desire to part with the £6 or so it costs on Amazon. El Chapo is a buzz subject a folk-hero, a modern legend. He is head of the Sinaloa Cartel and in charge of one of the most…
View More Review – The Legend of El Chapo Guzman – by J.D.RockefellerReview: Chav Punk Hobbit – The Quest to The End Of The World – by Jason Phillips
Jason is a Welsh Musician, and in this short book, he details his most recent Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage experience. He takes the Camino Portugués from Porto, a follow up to his previous encounter with the more traditional, and more widely known and popular, Camino Frances. We find…
View More Review: Chav Punk Hobbit – The Quest to The End Of The World – by Jason PhillipsReview: The Snows of Kilimanjaro – by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway writes this collection of short stories in a true macho fashion. Hemingway loved his big sports and we venture in this book into many short tales, apparently many autobiographical, of hunting and fishing trips, of bullfights and horse-racing tracks. Sometimes we have to forgive the tough, crude use of…
View More Review: The Snows of Kilimanjaro – by Ernest HemingwayReview: The Stone Roses – War And Peace – by Simon Spence
The Stone Roses are undoubtedly one of the most important bands to have emerged during my lifetime. Their early defining sound paved the way for the explosion of the ‘Madchester Sound’ and the book’s introduction about the seminal 1989 Spike Island gig was grippingly enthralling. We explore the roots of…
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End Of Terror Meeting with Politician, Welsh Senedd Member, John Griffiths MS
After four years of campaigning, I met Welsh Assembly Member John Griffiths to discuss the End Of Terror initiative. We addressed the need for reform in mental health services, encouraging greater networking and advocacy. Griffiths provided insights on political strategies and emphasized the importance of improving conditions for mental health patients.
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Report on Mental Health in Southeast Wales for John Griffiths AM and Jessica Morden MP
I have been a non-consenting patient of southeast Wales’ mental health services since 2nd April 1997. I have almost amassed twenty years of living within this closed mental health system. I write this report with a view to enacting real change for the better for myself and other end users of…
View More Report on Mental Health in Southeast Wales for John Griffiths AM and Jessica Morden MPReview: Touching from a Distance – Ian Curtis and Joy Division – by Deborah Curtis
I am a massive fan of Joy Division and feel that the band’s greatness has always been tainted by lead singer, Ian Curtis’ early death. He was a modern day British Jim Morrison, a trapped poet, muse to millions. This book, a heartfelt examination of the real man by his…
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