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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

This is a book that should need no introduction, but for the very few who don’t know: Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during the Second World War. She and her family had to go into … Continue reading

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Mistborn: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The third book in the first Mistborn trilogy is very different to the first two. While the first was a fairly clear-cut case of a ragtag group coming together to overthrow an evil regime and the second was a nuanced … Continue reading

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One Small Mistake by Dandy Smith

Gosh, this book is going to be hard to review because I have so many conflicting feelings about it. But, anyway, here’s my attempt. One Small Mistake tells the story of a young writer named Elodie who’s desperate to get … Continue reading

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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg has been campaigning to raise awareness for the climate crisis since 2018. This book gathers together a selection of her most important and influential speeches on the subject. For those who don’t know about her message, she’s essentially … Continue reading

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Moby Dick by Herman Melville

As I’m sure you already know, Moby Dick is widely regarded as one of the best pieces of American literature ever written. I love the classics and I also have a particular soft spot for American literature, so, of course, … Continue reading

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The Comte de St. Germain by Isabel Cooper-Oakley

While browsing the pages of Wikipedia, I found myself looking at the page of a bizarre historic figure called the Count of St. Germain. While reading his page, I thought that he seemed a very bizarre and enigmatic person, so … Continue reading

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Assassination Classroom, Volume 10 by Yusei Matsui

In Volume 10 of Assassination Classroon, things are now back to normal for the class following the drama that unfolded for them while they were on the tropical island. As such, things are fairly light-hearted at first. Kayano finally gets … Continue reading

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My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Is it ethical to have a child so that they can serve as a donor for another child? This is the question that this book explores. Kate is a little girl who is dying from Leukaemia and her parents have … Continue reading

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A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin

I read through the fourth book in A Song of Ice and Fire with a kind of strange perspective. Of the first three, there had certainly been things that I’d liked, but there’d also been a lot of things that … Continue reading

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Wikipedia

Today’s book review is something of an anomaly. This is the first time I’ve ever reviewed a ‘book’ I haven’t read all of and the first one I never intend to finish. I’m sure that a lot of people might … Continue reading

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