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Jan 26, 20191 min read
The Night Brother, Rosie Garland - a review
Sometimes you are lucky enough to read exactly the right book at the right time. This was the case with "The Night Brother" and me. It...
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carmillavoiez
Jan 20, 20192 min read
The Ballad of Black Tom, Victor Lavalle – a review
I think Victor Lavalle sums up perfectly the intent of this novella in its dedication - “For H.P. Lovecraft, with all my conflicted...
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carmillavoiez
Aug 8, 20181 min read
The Changeling, Victor Lavalle - a review
I have been really lucky this year and have read some wonderful books, but this book is my favourite so far. I came across it while...
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carmillavoiez
Jul 16, 20184 min read
WIP - The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell
Work in progress - my new novel "The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell". Excerpt from first draft. The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell...
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carmillavoiez
May 16, 20186 min read
The Secret Lives of Melissa Powell
I came to a halt, a full stop, a period of rest, while writing "Venus Virus". Another project started demanding my attention. Without...
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carmillavoiez
Apr 4, 20181 min read
The Inter-Relatedness of Perception and Reality
Is perception reality? Is magick simply madness? Is there a point in space, time or perception we can access that allows us not only to...
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carmillavoiez
Feb 22, 20182 min read
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami - a review
I’ve raved about Haruki Murakami before, but I can’t help it. I’m a fan girl. “A Wild Sheep Chase” was the first of Murakami’s novels...
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carmillavoiez
Dec 21, 20173 min read
The Twenty Days of Turin, by Giorgio de Maria - a review
Originally published in the 1970s and recently translated into English, Giorgio de Maria’s short novel “The Twenty Days of Turin” is...
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carmillavoiez
Aug 31, 20172 min read
Slade House, David Mitchell - a review
Slade House is a strange little book. The start is very strong, the middle is repetitive and the end feels like a tagged on battle of...
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carmillavoiez
Apr 30, 20172 min read
Hard-Boiled Wonderland, Haruki Murakami
I wish I could write books like Haruki Murakami, where the real and the unreal bleed into one another. The mundane seems extraordinary...
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