Tag: fiction
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Review: Ancillary Justice (Paperback)
I approached this book with high hopes – it was very solidly recommended to me, and seemed conceptually interesting. I judge books almost wholly on their individual merit, not according to their perceived literary value; I get that Ancillary Justice was making a statement, and was recognised for that. Plus, with all those awards on the…
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Review: Twilight (Paperback)
Yes, I’ve read it… Another set text from my creative writing and English literature course, Twilight was the one entry in my reading list I was truly dreading, but also looking forward to dissecting. I studied it as part of a strand on popular romance fiction, and will review it accordingly. I managed to finish…
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Review: The Vanished Man (Kindle Edition)
I’ve been steadily working my way through Jeffrey Deaver’s Lincoln Rhyme series of thriller/crime novels and the fifth instalment was another enjoyable outing! The Vanished Man pits quadriplegic criminalist Lincoln Rhyme on the pursuit of an illusionist turned murderer who uses every trick in the book (pun very much intended) to evade capture. Slowly over the course of…
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