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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 4 months ago

  Book review: Last Days - Brian Evenson

  Introduction I discovered Brian Evenson through one of those “Best horror books”. When I read the blurbs of his books, I was sold. I told @fermentedphil that we had to get…

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• urban.scout (63)in #degree • 5 months ago

  My absence: A year of reading and writing (a lot)

  The year of opportunity I finished my honours degree this year at the University of Pretoria specialising in Afrikaans, but it was the most difficult and busiest year I have…

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • last year

  Book Review: Bunny - Mona Awad

  Praise Bunny is a novel that has received much praise. Even the famous writer, Margaret Atwood, gave this book a few compliments even stating that she is an “admirer” of…

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• urban.scout (63)in Ecency • last year

  End of a chapter

  Degree As of my last post, many of you may know that I got my first job this year. I also finished my degree! It was an important year for me. Even though I am finished, I am…

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• urban.scout (63)in #love • 2 years ago

  This gives life to thee

  Introduction This year brought me a lot. The last year of university, an editing course, and my first job. It was tough. A lot of tears and a lot of happiness. But this year…

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 2 years ago

  Book Review: Famished - Anna Vaught

  The good and the bad Between the plays of Shakespeare and Marlowe and my first job, I got the chance to read some of my own books. And write a Hive post! I decided to start…

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 2 years ago

  Book review: Motherthing - Ainslie Hogarth

  Concept There was an American psychologist, Harry Frederick Harlow, who conducted experiments on rhesus monkeys. He is well known for maternal seperation, dependency needs, and…

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• urban.scout (63)in Worldmappin • 2 years ago

  Hiking to Echo Ravine

  Golden Gate Highlands National Park The Clarens region is an appealing place in South Africa. The rock formations with its distinctive Clarens beauty are a jewel in the Free…

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• urban.scout (63)in Worldmappin • 2 years ago

  Destination: Tower of Pizza

  Pizza and location I know pizza is a contentious topic and everyone has their own definition of a “perfect pizza”, but hopefully we can come to an agreement that a woodfired…

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• urban.scout (63)in Worldmappin • 2 years ago

  Hiking to the Tugela Gorge

  Royal Natal National Park The Drakensberg mountains are the central spot for various hiking routes. The Royal Natal National Park is the nearest to our campground thus the…

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 2 years ago

  Book review: Purple Hibiscus - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

  African literature I have read more African literature in the past two years. Literature including Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o’s A Grain of Wheat, J.M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron and

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• urban.scout (63)in #needlework • 2 years ago

  Needle and Thread

  Holiday projects My exams are finished as well as my second year of university! I finally have time to sort things out and fix things. My closet was the first thing I wanted to get my hands on. I threw

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• urban.scout (63)in Worldmappin • 3 years ago

  Hiking to the Dome Pools

  Permits The year is almost at its end and everyone is busy finishing up. I decided that me and @fermentedphil needed to escape from home otherwise we would both go mad. I found a hiking trail long ago

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• urban.scout (63)in BEER • 3 years ago

  Beer Tracking: Birkenhead

  Unconventional critic Tasting is not my forte because of my belief that most flavours or tastes are a version of the placebo effect kicking in. There is certainly the aspect of interpretation as with any

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• urban.scout (63)in Worldmappin • 3 years ago

  Hiking in Stellenbosch to the Paradyskloof Waterfall

  Impulsive choice Back in the Western Cape and it was not long before the mountains called us. Since our arrival, heaven opened its gates and water poured all over. In some…

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 3 years ago

  Book review: Lemon - Kwon Yeo-sun

  A peaceful mystery Similar to The Vegetarian, Lemon has a peaceful tone in horrifying circumstances. It is quite a strange way in which this mystery is set in. An intriguing aspect of Lemon is the abnormal

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 3 years ago

  Book review: Lapvona - Ottessa Moshfegh

  Introduction Lapvona is a small fiefdom in a past unbeknownst to us. Tragedy lurks and misfortune dwells among the people. Famine and drought leave the people near death. Ottessa Moshfegh created a fine

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• urban.scout (63)in Worldmappin • 3 years ago

  Hiking along the Letaba River

  We are currently camping at a resort in Limpopo, in the Hans Merensky Nature Reserve. We started our hike towards the river, across the entrance of the Nature Reserve. It was an invigorating morning, the

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• urban.scout (63)in #art • 3 years ago

  South African Artist: J.H. Pierneef (1886-1957)

  Transvaal & Transnet I deem my roots as one of the utmost important features of my identity. My parents were born and raised in the old province of South Africa known as Transvaal. The name was given

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• urban.scout (63)in Hive Book Club • 3 years ago

  Review of a Play: Long Day’s Journey into Night - Eugene O’Neill

  Introduction “One of America’s finest plays”. This statement is the usual description of Long Day’s Journey into Night. If you read it for yourself I am sure you would agree. It is carefully constructed

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