Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, a review
I have a soft spot for classic literature. Even so I felt nervous before tackling “Crime and Punishment”. Its reputation preceded it....
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Oct 14, 20171 min read
Half of a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a review
Why did I know nothing about Biafra? In the late 1960s there were terrible acts of genocide against the Igbo people in Nigeria....
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Oct 11, 201710 min read
Political Vampires, six days of October Frights, day two
Yesterday, for the October Frights blog hop I wrote about zombies, so today it's vampires. At the bottom of this post you'll find links...
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carmillavoiez
Jul 27, 20172 min read
Swing Time, Zadie Smith - a review
Swing Time is a beautiful novel that transcends borders. It is set in London, where the main character was born, New York and a village...
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carmillavoiez
Mar 29, 20178 min read
Dystopia, our dystopia
I read four novels “It Can't Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis (published in 1935), “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley (published in 1932),...
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carmillavoiez
Feb 26, 20175 min read
Slut Shaming & the Serial Killer
There is a time-honoured tradition in horror that youngsters who have sex will be the first to die and the last person standing will be...
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