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My Best Books of 2021

On December 31, 2021December 22, 2021 By bookskepticIn Thoughts2 Comments

I could not be happier that this year is coming to a close. I know 2020 was awful, but for me personally, 2021 was far worse. A year opened by third, I think, lockdown in the UK, which basically lasted till April. And with NHS really overwhelmed proved very scary.  And then in April, construction …

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Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata

On May 12, 2021May 21, 2021 By bookskepticIn Reviews3 Comments

What a gem! A one in a million book, written in a unique voice. A book that manages to be extremely funny and heartbreaking at the same time. I got it from Bookshop.org so it also made me feel good to be supporting small bookshops. I heard about it a few years ago when it …

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