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Ice Land by Betsy Tobin
Rating: 8 out of 10 Ice Land combines the gods of Norse mythology with the everyday lives of ordinary humans living in Iceland around 1000 CE, and the story itself was just as lovely as the paperback … more →
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Aravind Adiga's return
Trisha wrote 1 month ago: With his Booker Prize-winning debut, The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga joined a fresh crop of Indian wr … more →
New fiction from Emma Donoghue
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Trisha wrote 1 month ago: Though she made her name with the historical Slammerkin, Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue is al … more →
Ice Land by Betsy Tobin
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Emily wrote 2 months ago: Rating: 8 out of 10 Ice Land combines the gods of Norse mythology with the everyday lives of ordinar … more →
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thebeliever07 wrote 4 months ago: As someone who is frequently moved by literature, I have started just recently within the last year … more →
Beside a Burning Sea by John Shors
Emily wrote 4 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: One moment, the World War Two hospital ship Benevolence is patrolling t … more →
thebeliever07 wrote 5 months ago: The past few weeks have seen a drastic slow-down in the amount of blogging. One reason for this is t … more →
Genghis: Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden
Emily wrote 5 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: The Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, stalked by enemies seen and unseen a … more →
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Emily wrote 6 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: The sea has taken everything. Mau is the only one left after a giant wa … more →
Don't blame us, we only report the news.
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thebeliever07 wrote 8 months ago: The Guardian is hilarious, and so too is the way the media attempts to protect itself from mistakes … more →
Welcome to the World!, or, How to Experience Exotic Lands for Free
eleventh stack wrote 8 months ago: I love travelling to new places—not so much to sightsee, but to sociologically deconstruct how other … more →
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
Emily wrote 9 months ago: Rating: 6 out of 10 Summary: Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a pow … more →
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Emily wrote 9 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: Unrolling a map of the world, Aminata Diallo puts one finger on the coa … more →
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Emily wrote 10 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: Wang Lung, rising from humble Chinese farmer to wealthy landowner, glor … more →
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
Emily wrote 10 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: My new friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story … more →
More Roberto Bolano
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thebeliever07 wrote 11 months ago: If you’ve been reading the blog the past few weeks, then you are aware of the fact that I have … more →
Book Review: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
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thebeliever07 wrote 12 months ago: I’ve only read two Murakami books and it’s safe to say that I’m a fan already. I w … more →
More to come...
thebeliever07 wrote 12 months ago: Just finished Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, will write a more thorough review tomorrow at some … more →
The Garden by Elsie V. Aidinoff
Emily wrote 12 months ago: Rating: 7 out of 10 Summary: In the beginning … There was the Serpent, there for Eve’s a … more →
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Emily wrote 1 year ago: Rating: 8 out of 10 Summary: In the stunning title story, Ruma, a young mother in a new city, is vis … more →
