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Harrow the Ninth
READ MORE →: Harrow the NinthHarrow the Ninth is the second book in the Locked Tomb series and wowowow. I devoured Gideon the Ninth (the first book) and then didn’t let myself check this one out until I knew I’d have time to responsibly devour it as well.…
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Anne of the Island
READ MORE →: Anne of the IslandThe third volume in the Anne of Green Gables series. This book covers Anne’s college years at Redmond College while also following the paths of her friends back home. Having read “Everything is Tuberculosis” last year, the chapter about a character dying from…
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
READ MORE →: The Talented Mr. RipleyI picked up The Talented Mr. Ripley for two reasons: 1) The Guardian put it on its recent list of the 100 best English language novels*; and 2) A recent entry in the New York Times’ Modern Love column called reading it “As…
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The Brides of High Hill
READ MORE →: The Brides of High HillNumber 5 of 6 of the Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo, a series of novellas, and my favorite so far. All the works engage with the nature of stories, and this one with dark folk stories from several cultures. Creepy and well…
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Demon Copperhead
READ MORE →: Demon CopperheadA harrowing coming-of-age story set in Appalachian Virginia during the beginning of the opioid crisis. This book is a retelling of David Copperfield, which I think I read several decades ago but don’t remember very well. Overall, reading this book was like trudging…
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Anne of Avonlea
READ MORE →: Anne of AvonleaThe second book in the Anne of Green Gables series. Still a little too moralizing in some parts but still amusing overall. Anne is teaching at the local school in this volume- I think its highly unrealistic (I know this is fiction, but…
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Platform Decay is Platform De-Way
READ MORE →: Platform Decay is Platform De-WayAnother installment in the Murderbot series, another enjoyable romp in the mind of the most misgendered (or I suppose just gendered) character in the fucking world!! This is definitely more of a “filler” book meant to move a small part of the plot…