An Oscar Wilde classic, which the 2009 film adaption simply does not do justice to. A must read full of wit, murder and mystery. Who? Dorian Gray – an impressionable young man, whose main asset […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Dune
LSi presents the abbreviated guide to Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi epic. Who? Paul Atreides – Teenage heir to the noble House Atreides. As opposed to yelling obscenities down his Xbox Live headset, his teenage life consists […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Crime and Punishment
In honour of Penguin’s re-release of the Russian classic, we give the low down on Dostoyevsky’s magnum opus . Existentialism and axe murders. Need we say more? Who? Rodion Raskolnikov -A destitute former student, handsome but morally […]
Books | Cheat's guide to The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Everyone loves a good bonnet, but if you’re weary of Wuthering Heights or feeling jaded by Jane Eyre, here’s an alternative from the ‘other’ Brontë: Anne. Who? Gilbert Markham:A young single farmer whose epistolary narrative provides […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Vanity Fair
We break up William Makepeace Thackeray’s gargantuan tale of love, lash and Napoleonic lads into easy chunks of satirical fun. Who? Rebecca Sharp: Witty, wily, morally challenged. A social climber. Amelia Sedley: Spends most of […]
Books | Cheat's guide to the Millennium Trilogy
Valentine’s rejection left you feeling bitter? What better way to vent your rising hatred of Milk Trays and rose bouquets than by indulging in a hyper-violent Scandinavia saga? Here’s an essential primer to Stieg Larsson’s trilogy Who? Lisbeth […]
Books | A cheat's guide for Valentine's Day
LSi Valentine’s Day reads for… The slightly masochistic lover: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë You may think you know the story from the various adaptations and Kate Bush song, but aside from the passionate love […]
Books | Cheat's Guide to House of Leaves
This week: Dangerously self-referential post-modern confusion from Mark Z. Danielewski. Abandon hope all ye who enter here. Who? Will Navidson: A photojournalist. Moves into a new house with his family and films everything. Things start […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Fathers and Sons – A modern lesson in Russian Nihilism
Christmas is coming, and with it the usual familial inquisition of ‘what do you actually do at University?’ Fend them off with some high brow literature. This week: Russian Nihilism with Ivan Turgenev. Who? Yevgeney Bazarov: […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Pride and Prejudice – LSi read it so you don't have to
Trying to land a date with that stunning Lit student from the floor below? Dazzle them with your feigned intellectualism, gleaned from LSi’s Cheat Guide. This week: bonnets galore with Jane Austen. Who? Elizabeth Bennet The […]
Books | Cheat's Guide to The French Lieutenant's Woman
Need something to drunkenly hold forth about next time your pretentious friends are round? Take note with our LSi Cheat’s Guide. This week: John Fowles post-modern, pseudo-Victorian tale of love and shame. Who? Charles Smithson Romantic lead. […]
Books | Cheat's Guide to Old Man and the Sea
Tired of all the self righteous literary students looking down on you? Give those unemployable nerds a taste of their own medicine, with LSi’s Cheat Guide. This week: Hemmingway’s fishy masterpiece. Who? The Old Man […]