Get the tissues ready because this is the saddest story that you’ll read all day. Hundreds of people who have been arbitrarily using the example of Mr. Darcy to represent a romantic, gentlemanly figure have been devastated upon having read Pride and Prejudice and realising that Mr. Darcy is a total twat. Darcy, an elitist … Continue reading
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Ten Things Literary Scholars Are Sick of Hearing
When you specialise in literature, people seem to have a list of things that they want to say to you. It’s all good fun for the most part, but some are so repetitive that it just starts to get annoying. Here are the most significant ten. Literature? don’t you just fuck around and read books? … Continue reading
Wow! The Harry Potter Books Taught This Kid To Love Reading, But That Didn’t Stop His Parents From Getting Divorced
Well doesn’t this story just inspire you. When little Jimmy Buffett learned that his parents were divorcing, he buried himself in the magical world of Harry Potter so that he didn’t have to process what was happening. Starting with The Philosopher’s Stone, within just a few short weeks he’d read his way all the way … Continue reading
Would You Survive the Game of Thrones?
Read this expert analysis to see whether you would make it through the books Continue reading
Guys, George R.R Martin Moved Into My House and Now he Won’t Leave
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My Name is Les Miserables and I’m Sick of People Mistaking Me for the Nineteenth Century French Novel Les Misérables
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You’ll Never Guess Which of These Female Novelists Made it to Age 40!!!!!
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Can You Separate the Art from the Artist?
Some of the greatest authors also happen to be the greatest assholes. Can you enjoy their work despite knowing what horrible motherfuckers they were?
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