Top Ten Tuesday: Character Traits I Love

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. So this week we are looking at character traits we love. Things… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Character Traits I Love

Crime and Punishment

Hmmmm.... So my Year 11s sat their GCSE English Language examination today: Paper One, Imaginative Writing. I wouldn't normally comment on something like this but I am irked. The text given was a translation of Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. A translation. Of a Russian text. In an English Language exam. I am concerned. The students have… Continue reading Crime and Punishment