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Tag: Saturday

‘Tis the season of DNF

On December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 By bookskepticIn Reviews, Thoughts4 Comments

It’s really rare that I do not finish a book. Unlike in my daily life, I seem to have an infinite amount of patience for bad writing. This is terrible because I must have wasted hours on books that I did not enjoy, just because of my sheer stubbornness to finish what I’ve started. But …

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The Best Saturday Surprise Ever

On February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 By bookskepticIn Thoughts2 Comments

Times are a bit doomy and gloomy, and continental Europe is still in deep winter chill, but there is no denying that in the UK the spring is coming. Saturday was a lovely and warm day in London, and with hiacynth's smell in the air everything suddenly felt a lot more hopeful. Do you know …

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