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Books for the Lockdown – Moving Gems

On April 27, 2020 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

Welcome to week six! I hope you are all still safe and healthy. After last week's relatively depressing fare I wanted to treat you this week to some of the most moving books I've read since I started writing this blog. Some of them are funny, others full of hope, yet others are tragic. What …

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Third quarter round-up

On October 2, 2019April 13, 2020 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

Oh, how I love living in denial. Ignorance is truly bliss! I still do not accept that the summer is officially over and my upcoming vacation in Crete helps to keep that notion going. The same as for the last few years I took part in the 20 books of summer challenge hosted by Cathy …

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20 Books of Summer 2019 – how did it go?

On September 8, 2019 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

This year's challenge finished on the 3rd September, so typically I am a few days behind on the summary post. And more than a few days behind on the reviews. Cathy at 746 Books as always was a fantastic host, thank you!!!  You can find her opening and closing posts here and here. So how did it …

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Circe – Madeline Miller

On August 14, 2019August 4, 2019 By bookskepticIn Reviews6 Comments

Since I started reading more and more paper books I almost stopped buying books on Amazon. It's been ages since I bought any there. Instead, I had my 12 bookshops for 12 months project last year, that stocked my shelves to a point that I probably won't clear the backlog this year. Also as I …

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