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Books for the Lockdown – Wise and Calming

On April 6, 2020March 31, 2020 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

Week three, how are you all doing? After last week’s dystopian and depressing list, I thought you may be in the mood for something more uplifting. So this week we’ll look at the wise and calming books. Those that transport you, help put things in perspective or focus your mind on other things. A Gentleman …

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Best books of 2018 and plans for 2019

On January 1, 2019March 12, 2019 By bookskepticIn Thoughts6 Comments

I know you all have been flooded by this type of posts in the last few days, but it's that time of the year. We all just have to bear it with dignity and write our own post on the best books and our plans 😉 As always I just could not decide on a …

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A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles

On April 28, 2018April 29, 2018 By bookskepticIn Reviews10 Comments

I read this book over a month ago and still think about its atmosphere. In February I was in a bit of reading slump, reading but feeling like none of the books fully engages me. I could not find a book I would be drawn too, a book I'd want to go back to. When …

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March round-up

On April 1, 2018May 28, 2018 By bookskepticIn Thoughts2 Comments

The first quarter is gone, but I have exactly the same feeling as I had last year, that the year only just started. I hope I will shake that feeling off once the spring finally comes. Officially it is here, but I think no one told the weather. It was an average month reading-wise, I …

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