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Is Wuthering Heights the Best Novel Ever Written?

Posted in Observation, Reading with tags , , , , , , , on April 3, 2026 by Jarrod Boyle

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It’s the only book I’ve ever finished and then picked up to read again. This certainly does not mean it is an ‘easy’ read. For a modern reader, it’s actually pretty difficult, and I believe this is a direct result of Emily Bronte’s first-rate skills as a novelist. She is a beautiful writer, and her grasp of the English language is unsurpassed.

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A Review of a Book I Have Only Half-Finished

Posted in Reading with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 11, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle

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Haruki Murikami’s Dance Dance Dance has one of the best first pages I have read, but I’m still going to give it away.

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Ken Lay: Cage Fighting, Bloodshed and Resonating Against the Void

Posted in Kickboxing, Observation, Pretensions toward cultural theory, Real Men with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 25, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle

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To my mind, Ken Lay is more than just a police chief; he’s an exceptional public figure, fighting to make a crucial difference to Australian society. Continue reading →

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