Victor Frankenstein

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Shady Vance - Banned from the pub!

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 17 Aug

Well, sort of. Shady Vance, understudy to the orange gibbon who is currently posing as the US president has lately been infesting Britain, in the latest of his seemingly endless series of holidays. It seems a few days ago he was...

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Self Help Book Review: The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 3 Aug

There was a time, years ago, when I was seriously in debt – I mean tens of thousands of pounds in debt, with no prospect of ever paying it back. I was depressed and worried all the time, unable to enjoy life, struggling to pay...

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Superman (2025)

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 3 Aug

So I watched the new Superman movie the other day, and I have to say I really enjoyed it. David Corenswet plays the lead and is very relatable both as Supes and Clark Kent. This version of Superman is powerful but not...

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movie

Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double 77710: The Eyes of Bolsk by Robert Lory, and The Space Barbarians by Mack Reynolds

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 5 Jul

I thought it was about time I read another Ace Double. I think I've got something over a hundred of this classic science fiction book series in my collection, so I'll need to read a few every year to stand any chance of getting...

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Cashback Stacking - How I save money on groceries.

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 5 Jan

There are lots of cashback credit cards, supermarket loyalty schemes etc on the market these days. If you're into frugal living, you may have heard the term "cashback stacking", which refers to the practice of combining as many...

cashback

frugal living

saving money

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Book Review: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 22 Dec

Hemingway is one of those world-famous authors that I've heard about all my adult life, but never actually got round to reading. I became interested in giving him a try after I found out that he had the same inherited health...

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Book Review: Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 15 Nov

A quick review for a quick read. I'm a bit of a fan of the animated films of Hayao Miyazaki and his famous Studio Ghibli. It was a bit over 20 years ago that I first saw "Kiki's Delivery Service". I loved it, like all of...

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I Did Not Expect A Giant Bull

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 10 Nov

Me and my best friend and confidante went down to Birmingham yesterday. Usually I drive, but BFAC has got it into her head that she doesn't like driving long distances anymore - I mean, it's only a couple of hours drive,...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Catseye by Andre Norton

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 8 Nov

I've just finished reading this science fiction novel by an author who I've been getting in to lately. I don't see vintage science fiction books in charity shops very often, but I was lucky enough to find this one in an Oxfam...

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Book Review: Alias The Saint by Leslie Charteris

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 25 Oct

In my quest to read all the Saint books in order, I've come to the sixth volume - “Alias The Saint.” This book is a collection of three short stories, originally published in magazines before being collected together in 1931....

Shots fired in the vicinity of Donald Trump

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 15 Sep

The news has just come through that shots were fired at a golf club where Donald Trump was playing golf. According to the BBC, agents saw someone pointing a rifle at the golf course and fired on the suspect, who then dropped the...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Slan by A. E. Van Vogt

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 15 Sep

AE Van Vogt was one of those authors who most science fiction fans have at least heard of, but I haven't read much of his work, except for his famous "Weapon Shop" stories many years ago. I sometimes buy job lots of vintage books...

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Science Fiction Book Review: The Furies by Keith Roberts

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 26 Aug 24

I've just finished reading a pretty good alien invasion/post-apocalyptic novel. "The Furies" was the first novel by Keith Roberts, a British writer who wen on to have a pretty good reputation. I think this is the first of his...

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The Victor Legris Mysteries - A short book review

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 14 Aug 24

I don't normally read book series one right after the other, but I had the first three books in this series and after I'd finished the first, I decided to carry on and read the next two. This is a series of period detective...

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Donald Trump - Coward of the county?

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 26 Jul 24

He's been trying to wriggle out of it since Biden stepped down, but now Donald Trump has officially admitted that he won't face Kamala Harris in the televised debate that was scheduled for September. I'm not aware of any other...

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kamala harris

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 27 May 24

I've never missed an opportunity to watch a Planet of the Apes movie at the cinema since I was a kid in the 70s. And I've enjoyed the current series of Apes movies so far, so I wasn't going to miss the chance to see the latest...

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The Outcasts of Heaven Belt by Joan D. Vinge - Science Fiction Book Review

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 18 May 24

I've just finished reading this 1978 science fiction novel by an author that I'm not otherwise familiar with. I don't think I've read anything by Joan D. Vinge before. Based on this book though, I'd definitely give any of her...

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Book Review: Featuring The Saint by Leslie Charteris

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 5 May 24

I've been reading the adventures of Leslie Charteris' famous adventure character Simon Templar, aka “The Saint” in order of book publication. It's been a while since the last one, because I save money by buying books in job lots...

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Science Fiction Book Review: Ace Double F-117: The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Rendezvous on a Lost World by A Bertram Chandler

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 14 Apr 24

I'm still going through my large collection of Ace Doubles, the long-running series of science fiction paperbacks that was published from the early 50s to the early 70s. Each volume consisted of two books printed back to back –...

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Civil War - Worth watching?

Victor Frankenstein @VictorFrankenstein (264) • United Kingdom 10 Apr 24

I've seen advertising for a new movie that's coming out soon - "Civil War", set in a nightmarish near future America. I've been thinking of seeing it. Has anyone else seen it yet, and if so do you think it's worth the price of a...

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