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Books for the Lockdown – Happy and Funny

On March 23, 2020March 22, 2020 By bookskepticIn Thoughts10 Comments

By now I’ve been working from home for two full weeks. I got into the prison habit of counting days. Even though I obviously still go out, but we got to a point when 200m trip to Tesco’s is the longest trip during weekdays. Of course, I do exercise and try to be nice to …

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Milkman – Anna Burns

On July 20, 2019April 10, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews6 Comments

May was for me a month when I read more about the Troubles. Ever since moving to the UK I always wanted to find out more about that dark time, but as it usually is life was getting in the way. In the end, my project from last year, 12 bookshops for 12 months, helped me …

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Eureka Street – Robert McLiam Wilson

On July 13, 2019June 30, 2019 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

And another reread from my mother's library. I've read Eureka Street several times and always loved it. This time I read it as a part of Ireland related reading-spree. Since I moved to the UK I was saying I should learn more about The Troubles, as the only thing I remember is vague mentions of IRA on …

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Second quarter round-up

On July 3, 2019October 7, 2019 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

As the heatwave scorches continental Europe, the UK finally enjoys a few days of decent weather with the sun. I'm writing this post on my balcony basking in the sun like a cat and finally making use of the reclining chairs I bought in the winter. The second quarter of this year was surprisingly long. …

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