Writing is hard. Did I ever mention that?

I made progress.

Rewriting long forgotten snapshots of work

This one has been on my virtual bookshelf for quite some time. I even have a physical copy that I bought, as I tend to do with physical books, with the greatest intentions of reading it immediately, but it very quickly gathered dust on my shelf. I’m a big fan of the cover, for its vibrant colours but minimal look. It’s not the best Fahrenheit 451 cover I’ve seen – there’s a fantastic all-black one that reveals the title only when you heat/burn the page – but still, I enjoyed it. ...

Well, I for one certainly didn’t expect to be writing another review so quickly. But I suppose Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a novella, sitting pretty at a mere 128 pages, so it did not take long to finish at all. It’s another book that I decided to read because I’ve seen the film loads of times. It’s a fantastic film, and often cited as one of the best films of all time. Surely the novella that spawned such a film will be of equal quality? Well… yes and no. ...