Midsummer night's dream

MND is a very well known play by William Shakespere. The film and play are a must see, but the actually book of the play is very confusing. The use of old English confused me. Despite the useful dictionary it is tiresome to have to be continually looking things up. I know it is a classic but if you were going to read it, or going to get your child(ren) to read it i would go for one of the simplifyed versions. It is a very nice story and i would certainly reccomend it to everyone; but unless you aref fluent in old Engilsh make sure you get a simplyfied copy!

How to train your dragon - book and film shock

How to train your dragon is a good series of books for boys and girls between 9 and 12. however, when the film came out it really annoyed me because it is completely different to the books. new characters are introduced and characters personalities are flipped. the only common thing is the basic plot, and the main character; Hiccup.

It is the same with the Tv series, although good, it is a complete con of the book. So if you have read the books and are about to watch the film/TV series, or vis versa, you'll be in for a shock!

Just finished 'Wilderness' by Roddy Doyle. it is about a family who go on holiday to Finland. While the Dad and 18 year old daughter are at home, the two boys and mum are out in the wilderness riding dog sleds. It is a good book, not the best, but worth reading. it doesn't get to the point for a while which some people might not like, but if you like realistic novels that aren't too long then why not try it?



Roddy Doyle has written many other books for children and adults. I haven't yet read 'Greyhound of a Girl' but it looks good and I am planning to soon.