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Q3 2020 round-up

On October 28, 2020December 14, 2020 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

Yes, I know I am pretty much a month late for the Q3 round-up party. What can I say? The pandemic has messed up with my internal calendar and my brain still thinks it is July, despite the weather trying its best to bring me to reality. Another factor may be that I was lucky …

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The Corrections – Jonathan Franzen

On October 17, 2020October 20, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews4 Comments

This was one of those books that lingered on my Kindle forever and a day. It just always terrified my with its bulk. And for a book to do that on Kindle it really has to be long. Two years ago I read How To Be Alone, Franzen's collection of essays. And I really enjoyed …

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September round-up

On October 3, 2018May 5, 2019 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

I cannot pretend anymore that it's still summer. The time has come when I wake up before sunrise and that makes it official for me - autumn is upon us! Being in Spain for the last two weeks of September helped to sustain the illusion that summer is not over, but the UK kindly welcomed …

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