Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "The Beats: A Very Short Introduction" by David Sterritt
The series of A Very Short Introduction books are always great for learning new things, but they are also great for checking out things you already knew as well. In this one, I investigated the beat poets, a group of people I have met and met again over the course of the last decade and a half (at least). I read my first ever beat poetry book in my late teens and yet, ever since - I have never really been able to get enough of them. I have often fallen in love with the works of Kerouac whilst not really falling as hard for William S. Burroughs' novels.
By Annie Kapur20 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Dear Dolly" by Dolly Alderton
"...learn to be with yourself now. your future self will thank you..." - Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton One thing I'm beginning to notice about Dolly Alderton is that she should very quickly make her shift over to fiction in a very Sally Rooney style, because she could do quite well. When I read her book Ghosts - I was impressed at how darkly comical it was. Yet, I found myself a little more underwhelmed when I finished her book Everything I Know About Love. I think that the writing in the latter for me fell emotionally flat and sounded more like the rambling diary of a teenage girl rather than an adult trying to make a point. Dear Dolly though, has a slightly different problem - again it is Dolly Alderton centring herself instead of exploring ideas. It's alright - it is just a bit of a tired gig at this point.
By Annie Kapur21 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Hungerstone" by Kat Dunn
"I have made so many mistakes. I grieve so deeply for myself." - "Hungerstone" by Kat Dunn When it comes to books concerning female rage, there is something incredible about devouring them whole. Recently, I read the book Sugar by Mia Ballard and I have noticed something that I need to make clear in this review as well - just because the first half of a book is well-written and incredible, doesn't mean the whole thing will be. Hungerstone is another case of this happening. The first perhaps 60% of the book is insanely good to read and yet, the denouement and the ending is so deeply disappointing that it very nearly ruins the whole reading experience. A book maybe only as captivating as its beginning, but it is only as memorable as its ending.
By Annie Kapur22 days ago in Geeks
Learn to Be Alone.... Top Story - February 2026.
We often find that people are told to stop making 'X, Y and Z' their personality. Well, this only arose in the social media age as especially women's interests: reading, dramas, art etc. was heavily criticised as being 'useless'. It is historically well-documented that though many men require the work of women, whether it be through unpaid labour or entertainment, they also refuse to acknowledge it is important. This is why since it has been something of recognition, they have been complaining of a 'loneliness epidemic' now that women are withholding access.
By Annie Kapur23 days ago in Psyche
Book Review: "Sugar" by Mia Ballard
Cheap books on Kindle and warm cups of coffee whilst it rains outside are two great additions to any day. Needless to say, I stayed up quite a while reading this one. The rain had stopped, the coffee was finished and it was probably about 1am. I'm not going to lie, this is definitely my kind of book. Along with novels such as Mrs March by Virginia Feito and Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh (plus others) these books about psycho-women who do their best to get their way really has a hold on me from time to time. This book is no exception. Except for maybe...one, small problem.
By Annie Kapur23 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "How Proust Can Change Your Life" by Alain de Botton
A while ago, I read A Therapeutic Journey by Alain de Botton and reviewed the writing style as being something to be admired. In his book How Proust Can Change Your Life, he details the importance of reading the works of one of the greatest writers of the modern age. We get insights into the strange writer's own life, the details of exercise from his own father and the way in which Marcel Proust himself lived life unconventionally - going through money like water. As we move through the book, there are hints and helper points when it comes to reading Proust - what we should be looking for and how we are meant to find ourselves within his works are just as important as the story we are reading.
By Annie Kapur24 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Dark Side of Genius" by Donald Spoto
There is a certain fear in imprisonment that Alfred Hitchcock surely had, Donald Spoto observes. There is a certain fear of being isolated that was explored in his films and of course, there was something about autobiography that his movies were observed for. Loner, outsider, stranger - Sir Alfred Hitchcock was a man of many sides and his darker parts were worked into the storylines of his motion pictures. Donald Spoto explores the history of Alfred Hitchcock, opening with him receiving a lifetime achievement award and moving all the way backwards into his early life. Each step of the way, we get clues as to how the master of suspense turned out to be such a genius, yet also so dark and awkward in persona.
By Annie Kapur25 days ago in Geeks
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Background and Context: As you all know by now, one of my top five favourite books of all time is 'The Brothers Karamazov' and I urge anyone who has not yet read this book to read it. I do not care if it takes you a whole lifetime - I really do urge you to read it.
By Annie Kapur26 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Lost Art of Silence" by Sarah Anderson
Silence is a lost art, I think we can all agree. In the age of over-consumption we have distractions all the time and even when we think we have silence, we don't actually have it. There are many people who are afraid of silence, people who play music all the time, or watch television in the background of doing absolutely anything at all. The true nature of silence has therefore been lost on us. We no longer sit there with our boredom and with our thoughts out of a fear of them transgressing to a place much worse. Reflection is past, revelation is fiction.
By Annie Kapur26 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Dancing by the Light of the Moon" by Gyles Brandreth
I love poetry and I love trying to memorise my favourite poems. Ever since I was a young girl, I've loved memorising poems like The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (which I managed to do when I was about 13 years' old) and of course, the famed Vincent Malloy by Tim Burton (if you haven't seen it already I would say definitely go and watch it). Poetry can convey so much in a short space of time, and some of my favourite poets include Lord Byron, Percy Shelley and of course, John Keats. I'm a big fan of Romanticism as you can see, but when it comes to Gyles Brandreth - he has allowed me to explore these favourites whilst also presenting me with nostalgia for lost poets I haven't revisited. But best of all, I have discovered new poets I have not read before.
By Annie Kapur27 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Violence and the Sacred" by René Girard
The claim that we desire things because others desire them is quite confidently the basis of many psychology books and many claims made about modern culture - especially concerning consumerism. Rather than wanting objects for their intrinsic value, humans imitate the desires of others, especially those they perceive as rivals or models. In his book All Desire is a Desire for Being, the author makes this bold claim backed up with ideas and facts to illustrate them. In my review of the book last year, I saw that Girard's maxims were anthologised as something called mimesis and that 'desire' was actually imitation. (I even depicted this through a clip from The Simpsons tagged in the review itself). But how does this then transfer to the idea of human sacrifice, religion and man's natural propensity for violence?
By Annie Kapur28 days ago in Geeks
