book review
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Nada by Carmen Laforet
ACQUIRED Purchased from La Buena Vida (Calle Vergara No 5, 28013, Madrid) FORMAT Paperback LENGTH 364 of which about 70 are a lengthy and academic introduction FIRST PUBLISHED 1944, 2007 (English translation) GENRE Classics, existentialism, contemporary fiction Spanish readers will recognise this title straight away; it is a modern classic of Spanish literature and is… Continue reading
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien, read by Andy Serkis
ACQUIRED Purchased through Audible FORMAT Audible unabridged audiobook LENGTH 22h 38min FIRST PUBLISHED 1954 GENRE Epic fantasy, action-adventure A long long time ago I can still remember… how my boyfriend at the time convinced me to watch The Lord of the Rings and I, being a naive teenager, complied. I found it so boring that… Continue reading
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Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
ACQUIRED Purchased on Amazon FORMAT Kindle book LENGTH 369 pages FIRST PUBLISHED 2014 GENRE Science fiction, horror, fantasy I have finally finished reading Authority, by Jeff VanderMeer. According to my email receipts, I bought it on Kindle back in 2018, in a single very discounted purchase that included Alana Collen’s 10% Human: How Your Body’s… Continue reading