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Tag: DNF

‘Tis the season of DNF

On December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 By bookskepticIn Reviews, Thoughts4 Comments

It’s really rare that I do not finish a book. Unlike in my daily life, I seem to have an infinite amount of patience for bad writing. This is terrible because I must have wasted hours on books that I did not enjoy, just because of my sheer stubbornness to finish what I’ve started. But …

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Shuggie Bain – Douglas Stuart

On February 17, 2021February 11, 2021 By bookskepticIn Reviews6 Comments

Another one bites the dust, one may say. For this is another 2020 Christmas gift. This time from my Bigger Half. He usually makes a thing of the trip to find gifts for me, but this year because of the pandemic he has been condemned to the online options. On a gut feeling, he picked …

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