Hannah Colechin

A criminally good evening with the mousetrap

Having watched a variety of plays myself, including War Horse, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and The Play That Goes Wrong, this one was definitely the best theatrical experience out of all of them. The enduring popularity of the play, along with its suspense, drama, and well-crafted storyline, truly...
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Posted Feb. 19, 2024

Chess and Coming-of-Age: A Review of ‘The Queen’s Gambit

“It is foolish to run the risk of going mad for vanity’s sake.”   After watching the TV show three times back-to-back during the 2020 lockdown, I was elated to find that ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ had been based on a book of the same name by Walter Tevis. Originally published...
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Posted Feb. 19, 2024

Life as a twin: What’s that like?

I was born on November 17 2003 at 4:44pm. My sister was born on November 17 2003 at 4:45pm. That makes us twins: fraternal twins to be more specific. For those of you who may not know, fraternal twins result from the fertilisation of two separate eggs, whereas identical twins...
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Posted Jan. 19, 2024

A story narrated by Death: A review of ‘The Book Thief’

“I am haunted by humans.” Who would’ve thought that a book narrated by Death would be so good? This book was so cleverly written – I’ve never read anything quite like it. Despite being a period of history which many writers have written about, I found The Book Thief, to...
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Posted Jan. 11, 2024

Should we keep using Goodreads?

Goodreads is a social cataloguing website which contains over 3.5 billion books and is used by 125 million members worldwide. Launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler and Elizabeth Khuri Chandler, it is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations, where members can leave reviews, create their own...
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Posted Nov. 27, 2023

Warwick’s Duke of Edinburgh society climbs Snowdon

From the 10-12th November 2023, Warwick’s Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Society set out on their annual trip to Snowdonia National Park to climb the busiest mountain in the UK and the third most visited attraction in Wales.  Our journey started in a car park where we were faced with the...
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Posted Nov. 25, 2023