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Category: Book Reviews

Review of ‘Convenience Store Woman’ by Sayaka Murata

05/03/2019 nsford 15 Comments

Keiko has always been an outsider. She doesn’t understand how to be an individual in Japanese society, which means she…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Sayaka Murata, translations

Review of ‘The Rumour’ by Lesley Kara

01/03/2019 nsford 12 Comments

There’s a rumour spreading in the seaside town of Flinstead. Sally McGowan, a notorious killer, is living there. Back in…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Lesley Kara, reviews, thrillers

Review of ‘The Secret Lives of Colour’ by Kassia St Clair

26/02/2019 nsford 5 Comments

Heliotrope. Isabelline. Amaranth. Celadon. Minium. These are just some of the shades featured in this fun and interesting book about…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: art, books, Kassia St Clair, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Library Book’ by Susan Orlean

22/02/2019 nsford 19 Comments

29th April 1986. Los Angeles Central Library is on fire. The design of the building, lack of ventilation and limited…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, libraries, non-fiction, reviews, Susan Orlean

Review of ‘Transcription’ by Kate Atkinson

20/02/2019 nsford 11 Comments

I find it difficult to decide whether I actually liked this book. It’s certainly an achievement and I do like…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Kate Atkinson, reviews

Review of ‘The Girl Next Door’ by Phoebe Morgan

07/02/2019 nsford 10 Comments

Are you looking for an addictive and twisty psychological thriller? Then I strongly recommend The Girl Next Door. I read…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Phoebe Morgan, reviews, thrillers

Review of ‘The Waves’ by Virginia Woolf

03/02/2019 nsford 16 Comments

Reading this book is like eating a very rich dessert. One spoonful goes a long way. Every page is dense…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, classics, fiction, reviews, Virginia Woolf

Review of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay’ by J K Rowling

01/02/2019 nsford 13 Comments

I love the film but I didn’t intend to read the screenplay… until I watched the sequel, The Crimes of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, films, J K Rowling, reviews

Review of ‘Conversations with Friends’ by Sally Rooney

30/01/2019 nsford 29 Comments

If I had conversations with friends about this book, I’d tell them this: I don’t understand the hype. I was…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Sally Rooney

Review of ‘The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle’ by Stuart Turton

26/01/2019 nsford 46 Comments

Reading this over-hyped 500+ page book was like being trapped in a lengthy game of Cluedo where everyone gets drugged…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, Stuart Turton

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