"Magical. I was totally absorbed into the world Golden creates. Definitely read it before seeing the film. An eye opener to a wholly different way of life."
"The obligatory Shakespeare play(!) this one is the most clichéd to add as it's the one everyone knows, but it's by far my favourite and I can quote it like it's going out of fashion!"
"Delving into the intricacies of this collection of fairytales when studying made me a big admirer of Carter's writing style. In this, she subverts fairytales - debasing and eroticising to perfection."
"Based on a true story, this book shows Atwoods mastery of language to the full with beautiful descriptions and real knowledge of the period she sets it in to make it thoroughly convincing."
"There's so much to take in, but it's one of my favourites - it details the circumstances surrounding the death of Shakespeare's contemporary Christopher Marlowe in stunning fashion."
"Took me a while to get through this. Written in the most evocative form and easy to put down without having to re-read bits when picking it up again."
