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Showing posts with label Raechel Leigh Carter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raechel Leigh Carter. Show all posts

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Morrissey: Misery in Bitesize Chunks


  


Morrissey: Misery in Bitesize Chunks - Raechel Leigh Carter

6 x 9 inches. 46 pages. 
Edition of 100, published by Tinynoggin. 
£5. 

Morrissey - everyone knows who Morrissey is right? Miserable. Daffodils. The Smiths. Songs like This charming man and Heaven knows I'm miserable now. But that’s where my knowledge of him ends, and I guess it does for the majority of people who know him only through his music. 

In 2013 Morrisey published his autobiography, matter of factly titled Autobiography. Unfortunately the book is more of a hinder than a help to a greater understanding of his life. Thankfully, Rachel Leigh Carter has stepped in to bridge that knowledge gap. Morrissey: Misery in Bitesize Chunks is an adaptation of a blog that was started to help people who were struggling through the 480 pages of his life story. 



“Anyone who has read (or tried to read) Autobiography by Morrisey knows it’s not the easiest of reads. It took me well over a week to read 130 pages and I knew other people who struggled with it too. So I thought I should do the world a service and read it on behalf of those who couldn’t manage it but wanted to get the nub and the gist of the whole brouhaha”. 

Illustrated by nicely drawn pen and ink images of Morrissey through the years. It is perfect for fans of Morrissey or the favourite miserablist in your life. 

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Review by Nathan Penlington

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Merde In France





Merde In France - Raechel Leigh Carter

6 x 9 inches. 36 pages. Edition of 100. 

£5

A very funny, smart and irreverent take on the language teaching genre.
Merde in France uses pop culture icons of high and low esteem to link to French phrases via puns, wordplay and absurd cartoons. After reading this you'll be using Truman Capote and Happy Monday's Bez to woo your way to a Parisian romantic encounter, or Sean Penn to join the ranks of the existential. You'll not pass your high school exams with the phrases you'll learn, but you'll certainly make your next trip to France more interesting. 

And for more about Raechel visit: https://tinynoggin.wordpress.com 

Review by Nathan Penlington

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