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Tag: Emotionally Weird

October round-up

On November 6, 2017December 27, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts6 Comments

Welcome to my late, short and sweet October round-up. October has been a slow month for reading, actually I think the slowest this year. I only finished three books. Suddenly there were so many things eating up my time that the only time I had left for reading has been commute to work and I …

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Emotionally Weird – Kate Atkinson

On October 14, 2017October 27, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

I bought this book in my favorite second-hand bookstore, where every book is made equal and every book costs just 1GBP. What's not to love? It is a weird book, I think I liked it, but I'm not sure, just as nothing is certain in the book, all is a bit fuzzy around the edges. …

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How I strayed off the righteous path…yet again

On August 19, 2017August 6, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

It happened, again, I bought books. I did my best, it is my third slip up this year, so not horribly bad for someone who habitually was buying 40 books before each vacation just to make sure I have enough to read. Still, I have to be more and more careful, because it is a …

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