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Nov 1, 20173 min read

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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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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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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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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