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Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan

This is the eleventh Wheel of Time novel, and one with the sad distinction of being the last one to be published during Robert Jordan’s life, and therefore the last one that he wrote by himself before Brandon Sanderson finished … Continue reading

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Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Like many Jane Austen novels, Mansfield Park is a story about lots of different characters who social lives intersect in various ways. It really all centres around a young woman called Fanny Price, who comes to live with richer family … Continue reading

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Doctor Who: White Darkness by David A. McIntee

The fifteenth book in the Doctor Who Virgin New Adventures novel is a perfectly self-contained outing for the Seventh Doctor, Ace, and Bernice, but one that still manages to explore fairly unique territory for the franchise. It’s one of the … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and The Problematic Author by Maia Kobabe

After reading Gender Queer last year, Maia Kobabe immediately shot up as one of the writers for whom I had the most respect. Eir writing style is gentle, compassionate, and informative and I strive to capture those qualities in my … Continue reading

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Abyss by Max Hasting

The book presents an historic narrative that details the events that lead up to the Cuban Missile crisis. Aside from the American slaughter in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this is the closest the world has ever really come to all-out nuclear … Continue reading

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Spider-Man: Life Story by Chip Zdarsky

This comic imagines how things would have gone if Spider-Man’s story started in 1962 and continued through to the modern day. So often we see fantastical characters like this in just a small window of time, experiencing adventures in the … Continue reading

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The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai

I love food, I love detective fiction, and I love sentimental things – no wonder I also love The Kamogawa Food Detectives. In this Japanese novel (translated by Jesse Kirkwood) you get the story of an old chef who helps … Continue reading

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New Spring by Robert Jordan

It’s no secret that I kind of found myself losing steam with the Wheel of Time series. It’s not that I haven’t enjoyed every book (at least for the most part), but I remember feeling so invested, and so enthusiastic … Continue reading

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The Holy Bible (King James Edition)

In 2011, shortly after starting this blog, I started reading the Bible – a couple of months ago I finally finished it. It’s funny because when I started it, I anticipated that I’d read it all in one go and … Continue reading

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Communion by Whitley Strieber

Seeing this on the shelf, you’d probably assume it was a sci-fi novel, but Communion is actually an account of strange experiences that the author, Whitley Strieber, believes to be true. He himself says that he cannot explain what happened … Continue reading

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