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Best of 2019: Fiction
While my non-fiction year was stellar and I also got through a lot of brilliant SFF (list to come), I was somewhat underwhelmed by fiction in 2019. It’s not that the fiction I read was bad, but few things really stood out. Partly, it’s my own fault: I think ..
13 Books I Read In January
I had a very good start to my reading year, both in terms of quality and quantity. As a result of the latter, my views are going to be expressed rather laconically: I don’t want the post to be three pages long. If you are particularly interested in something..
Best of 2018: Books
I just had a year-end chat with a friend that went something like: it was a decent year – daughter happy, work fine, reading good. And it was, although I have been somewhat frustrated with my reading recently; more about this next year. I have written about ..
6 Books I Read in June
World Cup’s impact on my reading is plain to see (I’ve tried to watch every single game and haven’t missed many), but apart from that, I’m rather pleased with this month. It included one of the highlights of my reading year so far and I enjoyed the rest as w..
The Making of a Witch: Circe by Madeline Miller
When you are very young, every book can be a miracle, if you’re so inclined. It’s always a new world, exciting and unique, something you haven’t experienced before. Your mind is blown and then blown again. Nothing exists but the book in your hands, you are c..