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Coming home and The End Point

Posted on 28/10/2010 by

That’s it. Semester over! This semester was big. Really big. Fourteen novels for just two of my subjects and that’s only the stuff with covers. At least two reams of paper, lots of ink, hours and hours of reading off … Continue reading →

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Fare Thee Well, But Be Back Soon!

Posted on 30/04/2010 by

Today is the last day of City Basement Books’ $1 closing down sale. I did figure out what the deal is, they are only moving, not closing down entirely, but the move is quite vague. They’re going “somewhere” … “eventually”. … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief

Posted on 18/01/2010 by

For the last two weeks, Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief has stolen my undivided attention.   This novel captured my imagination and my empathy, being written in a way that is both imaginative and ruthlessly real – surprising, given that … Continue reading →

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The Death of Nick Cave’s Narrative

Posted on 12/10/2009 by

I have to say it – disappointment. Nick Cave’s writing here falls way behind “The Ass Saw The Angel.” This is the story of Bunny Munro, whose wife hangs herself, prompting Bunny to take to the road with his young … Continue reading →

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