The best Amazon Prime series (November 2024): Prime Video
Oct 12, 2024 · The beauty of Amazon Prime - and Netflix - is that these platforms breathe life into previously dead shows, like The Expanse. It's a show about what happens when humans …
The 53 best book-to-film adaptations ever, ranked - Shortlist
Oct 26, 2021 · Film: 1972 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Mario Puzo himself assisted on the screenplay for Coppola’s classic. Unsurprisingly, therefore, the film stays faithful to the manner …
The 20 greatest martial arts stars of all time, ranked - Shortlist
Jul 21, 2022 · Hong Kong heart-throb and multi-talented mixed martial artist, Yen’s most influential and well-known work is 2008’s instant classic Ip Man, the biopic of Bruce Lee’s …
Literature's greatest opening paragraphs - the best opening lines …
Aug 28, 2023 · It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the …
Coolest characters in literature: 40 greatest book characters
Jun 18, 2022 · Author: Stephen King. A gunslingin’ renegade is obviously going to be irredeemably cool. And so it is with Roland Deschain. Arguably Stephen King’s greatest …
The 75 most ridiculous Trump quotes: the best Donald Trump
Jul 15, 2021 · There is no doubt: Donald Trump is box office. During his presidency ’The Donald’ rode in like a one-man hurricane, blowing the US Presidential race wide open, defying his …
The 10 longest novels ever written - Shortlist
Jun 6, 2018 · 7. Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady Author: Samuel Richardson. 984,870 words/1,534 pages. An example of an epistolary novel - one written as a series of documents …
The best war novels: 30 greatest war novels of all time - Shortlist
Jul 26, 2022 · The Spanish Civil War entranced a generation of artists, writers and activists, all of whom recognised that what was being played out in the plains of Andalucía and the streets of …
The greatest villains of literature: best literary villains revealed
Apr 4, 2022 · Author: Cormac McCarthy Year: 1985. Judge Holden is, apparently, a real, historical figure, though evidence is minimal. After reading Blood Meridian, we'd suggest that we hope …
The 45 most powerful literary quotes of all time - Shortlist
Sep 11, 2023 · The most powerful literary quotes from famous books, poems and plays have the ability to stop you in your tracks. Whether you're hunting for the perfect sentiment to use in a …