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Tag: Jokes for the Gunmen

Third quarter round-up

On October 2, 2019April 13, 2020 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

Oh, how I love living in denial. Ignorance is truly bliss! I still do not accept that the summer is officially over and my upcoming vacation in Crete helps to keep that notion going. The same as for the last few years I took part in the 20 books of summer challenge hosted by Cathy …

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20 Books of Summer 2019 – how did it go?

On September 8, 2019 By bookskepticIn Thoughts1 Comment

This year's challenge finished on the 3rd September, so typically I am a few days behind on the summary post. And more than a few days behind on the reviews. Cathy at 746 Books as always was a fantastic host, thank you!!!  You can find her opening and closing posts here and here. So how did it …

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Jokes for the Gunmen – Mazen Maarouf

On August 24, 2019August 9, 2019 By bookskepticIn Reviews2 Comments

This is one of the books I picked up during my trip to Dubai in July. Given my destination, I decided to buy books from the Middle East. I admit I picked this one up as my next read because it was only 160 pages and I was behind on my 20 Books of Summer …

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