Circe | Book review
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Mira
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The writing flows like water on rocks. Every page turns quicker than the last like a tide taking you under. …
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I read some of the most hyped up books from recent years & here’s what I thought
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Mira
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Topping every Best Books list and decorating numerous bookstore windows, these are some of the most hyped up books of recent memory…and I finally read them …
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Conversations with friends | Book review
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Mira
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Wasn’t this delicious? The simple prose, the dialogue intertwined within it, the ever pouring wine. …
What I’ve been reading lately (and you should read, too)
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Mira
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With so much time spend at home there are no excuses not to read more. My commute has been slashed …
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation | Book review
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“It was lunacy, this idea, that I could sleep myself into a new life. Preposterous. But there I was, approaching …
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Bonjour Tristesse | Book review
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Mira
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At just over a hundred pages, Bonjour Tristesse is a delightful petit four of a novel. Short yet filled with substance, exquisite and daring… …
The Emperor of Paris | Book review
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Mira
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The Emperor of Paris is a slow ride home (to Paris), the calming sound of a waterfall, a slow running river (Seine?)… …
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept | Book review
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Mira
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Like Aphrodite effortlessly seducing a man into her arms, Elizabeth Smart took me in her arms and led me between …
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Suite Francaise | Book review
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Mira
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Well this is the heartbreaking one… Snuggle under the duvet and make yourself a cup of chocolat chaud. Distance yourself …
The Crimson Petal and the White | Book review
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Mira
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“History indulges strange whims in the way it dresses its women.” Giving away the plot to this one might actually …
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