So far in this series I’ve looked at books which informed my teenage political thought (Nineteen Eighty-Four), made me want to become…
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Well, COVID finally caught up with us, and February’s reading and writing plans all went out the window! I was lucky enough…
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Last month’s Tokyo Weekender Book Club inspired this The Easy Life in Kamusari review. As well as a good book club choice,…
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The Road review: reading Vasily Grossman’s short stories and essays to mark the writer’s birthday
Today would have been Vasily Grossman’s birthday and in honour of the occasion, I am trying to fit in a few chapters…
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Small Things Like These review: Claire Keegan’s latest for Novellas in November
Being up to your ears in work is nothing to complain about, unless it cuts into the reading and writing time too…
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October is Black History Month in the UK and so there is no better time to continue reading and loving Sam Selvon’s…
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This Kim Jiyoung Born 1982 review is a little late as I started reading Cho Nam-Joo’s novel as part of 20 Books…
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It is rare to find a book where you are completely familiar with its settings and themes from the first page, where…
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I realised that although two other recent reviews – The Comrade from Milan and Second-Hand Time – mentioned Maria Stepanova’s family history,…
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This The Comrade from Milan review came via a Verso Book Club subscription, which I recommend if you are into discovering new…