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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022 Lavinia

The Bennets are an upper class family living in rural England in the early 1800s, comprised of mother, father and daughters Jane, Elizabeth, Catherine, Mary

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The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster

July 5, 2022September 15, 2022 Lavinia

“You talk as if a god had made the Machine,” cried the other. “I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by R. L. Stevenson

June 26, 2022September 15, 2022 Lavinia

[I reread this book to see if I wanted to study it at GCSE.]It was interesting reading this novella two years after I read it

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TV

Fringe: Season 1

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Lavinia

Starring: Joshua Jackson, John Noble, Anna Torv Rating: 7/10 I’m watching this TV series with Andy, and it took us a good few episodes to

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s “Infidel” – A Semi Book Review

January 1, 2022January 2, 2022 Lavinia

This is a half review, half general rant that I wrote when half way through reading Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is

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Films

A Time To Kill (1996)

November 29, 2021September 6, 2022 Lavinia

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Spacey This film wasn’t a true story, but was based on a book by

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Serial with Sarah Koenig: Season 1

November 29, 2021January 5, 2022 Lavinia

Season 1 of the podcast Serial is about the murder of Hae Min Lee. It’s narrated by investigative journalist Sarah Koenig, who has reopened the

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Very Good, Jeeves! by P. G. Wooster

October 21, 2021September 15, 2022 Lavinia

“What I want,” I said, “is petrol.”“What you’ll get,” said the bloke, “is a thick ear.” It’s not often that I rate a P.G. Wodehouse

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22 July (2018)

September 27, 2021September 5, 2022 Lavinia

This film was about the terrorist attacks of 22 July 2011 in Norway, in which far-right extremist Anders Brievik blew up government buildings in Oslo

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Falling Down (1993)

September 5, 2021September 5, 2021 Lavinia

Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest Rating: 8.5/10 This film is about an ordinary man called William Foster (Michael Douglas) who is trying to

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Lavinia

Hi there! My name is Lavinia, I'm fifteen years old and am home educated. This is a blog of all the things I've been up to since I was five. I hope you enjoy it here! ❤

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