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Tag: Gabriel’s Gift

Gabriel’s Gift – Hanif Kureishi

On October 18, 2016October 16, 2016 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

Let's get back to reviewing! I finished this book a while ago (two months probably) and I must admit I had to reach back to the notes I made while reading, to remember what it was about. It tells a story of 15-year old Gabriel, whose parents had just split. He now has to deal …

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August round-up

On September 2, 2016November 13, 2016 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

August was a lovely month, I probably liked it so much because I finally got to go on vacation. I'm absolutely in love with Ireland, so much that I'm thinking on writing a separate post on the trip, but first I need to go through 1,600 photos I took and pick the ones I want …

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