Books
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Review: ‘The Raven Boys’, Maggie Stiefvater
Ye olde disclaimer: this review has no spoilers. Tumblr does though. To be honest, if I’d come across this novel in the library or a shop, I probably would have ignored it because I judge books by their covers and this one screamed ‘boring YA romance between “quirky” teenage girl and dashing, brooding, teenage male’. Good… Continue reading
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A Reflection on Productivity feat. My Voice
I didn’t get another jumper, but I did eat a lot of lunch. Continue reading
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Review: ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’, Judith Kerr
Polite notice/potential spoiler alert: this one might make you sniffle. And, um, it’s about a Jewish family in the 1930s. But not quite like how you’d think. In 2013 I was lucky enough to go to the Hay Festival and attend an interview – which was more of a conversation – between two of the most prominent writers… Continue reading
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Review: ‘Holy Cow’, David Duchovny
Polite notice: I don’t discuss anything in these reviews that isn’t available from blurbs and articles, and they’re more like recommendations than reviews in the same way that Tony Blair is better known as a contributor in the Iraq war than he is as an expert on international relations. If I were at all spiritual,… Continue reading
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