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The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda – Book Review: A Strange and an Almost, Masterful ‘Whydunit’
SPOILER FREE! “Non-fiction? I’m not keen on the word. No matter how much a writer tries to adhere to the truth, the notion of non-fiction is an illusion. All that can exist is fiction visible to the eye.”… SYNOPSIS: On a stormy summer day, the Aosawa’s, owners of a prominent local hospital, host a large birthday…
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment: Book Review – Does the Punishment Fit the Crime??
Mild Spoilers Ahead! Where Do I Begin… Let me start with the Synopsis: Crime and Punishment follows a character called Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, a poor, depressed ex-university student who decides he wants to commit a murder. The rest of the novel explores the consequences of his actions. I wanted to read this book because I hadn’t…
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The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla: Book Review
I’m not the biggest reader of non-fiction. I take forever to get through them and it’s hard for me to find a particular topic or person that I genuinely find interesting – i’m more of an essay or article reader when it comes to that. But seeing as I made it a goal of mine…
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Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood: Book Review
SPOILER FREE! Oryx & Crake is easily one of the most imaginative and fascinating books I’ve read; however, despite its brilliance, I didn’t enjoy it – and honestly, I don’t think you’re supposed to. The only prioir knowlege i had about this book was that it was written by the same author who’d written The…
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry By Rachel Joyce: Book Review
SPOILER – FREE! 👞 If somebody asks me to name a list of my favourite books, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will now be a book that I name. SYNOPSIS: The story follows Harold Fry, a recently retired man who lives in a small English village with his wife Maureen. One morning he receives a letter…
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Stephen King’s, The Shining: Book Review
SPOILER – FREE! “Wendy? Darling? Light, of my life. I’m not gonna hurt ya. I’m just going to bash your brains in.” … You’re going to need a cup of tea for this one! SYNOPSIS: Danny is only five years old but in the words of old Hallorann he is a ‘Shiner’, aglow with psychic…
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An Unbearable Journey! ..The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien: Book Review
Spoilers ahead, featuring a few unavoidable grievances about the film adaptations. I first attempted reading The Hobbit around 7 or 8 years ago but never really got into it. I then gave it a second go shortly before the release of the first Hobbit film (I still don’t understand why a 364 page book was…
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