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Happy Halloween Reading

On October 31, 2020April 19, 2021 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

I know that all the Halloween reading challenges have probably officially run their course today and typically I am late to the party. The reason for this is I rarely read scary books, but I decided to dig through my past posts to see how rarely really? Well, it turns out really very rarely. But …

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Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead – Olga Tokarczuk

On May 8, 2019May 6, 2019 By bookskepticIn Reviews4 Comments

When Olga Tokarczuk won the Man Booker Prize last year my mum bought me some of her books that I haven't read. When I was in university I read a few of her books and liked them a lot, then I stopped and years later I was wondering if I'd still like them, given their …

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First quarter round-up

On April 3, 2019June 30, 2019 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

As always time flies and as always I remain surprised at that. The first quarter of 2019 if certainly over, all the noble new year's resolutions went out the window a long time ago. Hmmm, not all I am still bravely exercising, but otherwise my strong will proved to be very weak yet again. I …

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