Blog — Joy V Spicer

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May the 4th - Personal Memories of 'Star Wars'

May the 4th - Personal Memories of 'Star Wars'

Books/FilmJoy4 May 2021Star Wars, May the 4th, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Revenge of the Sith, Luke Skywalker, Film/TV Review Comments

Book Review - 'Shakespeare for Grown-Ups' by E. Foley and B. Coates

Book Review - 'Shakespeare for Grown-Ups' by E. Foley and B. Coates

Books/FilmJoy27 April 2021Shakespeare for Grown-Ups, E Foley and B Coates, Book Review III Comments

Book Review - 'Roxanna Britton' by Shirley Allen

Book Review - 'Roxanna Britton' by Shirley Allen

Books/FilmJoy16 February 2021Roxanna Britton, Shirley S Allen, Autobiographical, American West, Book Review III Comments

Book Review - 'The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays' by JRR Tolkien

Book Review - 'The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays' by JRR Tolkien

Books/FilmJoy2 February 2021JRR Tolkien, The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, On Fairy-Stories, Book Review II Comments

Why 'Violet Evergarden' Is Probably My Favourite Anime

Why 'Violet Evergarden' Is Probably My Favourite Anime

Books/FilmJoy26 January 2021Violet Evergarden, Anime, KyoAni, Kyoto Animation, Netflix, War, Emotions, Anime Review, Film/TV Review, Joy V Spicer Comments

Book Review - Why I Love 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

Book Review - Why I Love 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott

Books/FilmJoy19 January 2021Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Book Review II, March family, Meg March, Jo March, Beth March, Amy March, Friedrich Bhaer, Laurie, Joy V SpicerComment

Why I Love the 1994 Film of 'Little Women'

Why I Love the 1994 Film of 'Little Women'

Books/FilmJoy22 December 2020Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, Gabriel Byrne, 1994 film, Film/TV Review Comments

Film Review - 'Macbeth'

Film Review - 'Macbeth'

Books/FilmJoy8 December 2020Macbeth, Shakespeare, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Justin Kurzel, Film/TV ReviewComment

Book Review - 'Stardust' by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess

Book Review - 'Stardust' by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Charles Vess

Books/FilmJoy1 December 2020Stardust, Neil Gaiman, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Charles Vess, Book Review II Comments

Book Review - 'HHhH' by Laurent Binet

Book Review - 'HHhH' by Laurent Binet

Books/FilmJoy17 November 2020HHhH, Laurent Binet, Operation Anthropoid, Jozef Gabčík, Jan Kubiš, Reinhard Heydrich, Book Review II, Second World War, WW2, Joy V Spicer Comments

Film Review - 'The Company of Wolves'

Film Review - 'The Company of Wolves'

Books/FilmJoy27 October 2020The Company of Wolves, Angela Carter, Neil Jordan, Fairy Tale, Werewolves, Film/TV Review Comments

Book Review - 'Book of the Elder Wisdom' by R. Walter Dutton

Book Review - 'Book of the Elder Wisdom' by R. Walter Dutton

Books/FilmJoy6 October 2020Book of the Elder Wisdom, R Walter Dutton, Occult Fiction, Horror, Lovecraftian, Book Review II Comments

Book Review - 'Six-Gun Snow White' by Catherynne M Valente

Book Review - 'Six-Gun Snow White' by Catherynne M Valente

Books/FilmJoy22 September 2020Six Gun Snow White, Catherynne M Valente, Retelling, Fairy Tale, Western, Book Review II Comments

Book Review - 'The Girl Puzzle' by Kate Braithwaite

Book Review - 'The Girl Puzzle' by Kate Braithwaite

Books/FilmJoy8 September 2020The Girl Puzzle, Kate Braithwaite, Nellie Bly, Elizabeth Cochrane, Blackwell's Island, Insane asylum, Book Review IIComment

Book Review - 'The Life of Death' by Lucy Booth

Book Review - 'The Life of Death' by Lucy Booth

Books/FilmJoy1 September 2020The Life of Death, Lucy Booth, Book Review II Comments