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Book Review: Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Tietsu

I was going to introduce this as Ronson’s first book and my third (of his), but a cursory look at his Wikipedia entry tells me that that is in fact not the case. I hate to start a review with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Tietsu

This is a book divided into two parts. A novelette and novella that combine to create something that one can only tenuously describe as ‘whole’. Sure the two parts share the same characters, the same setting, but the feel entirely … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Tietsu

I had no preconception going into it as it was recommended to me by a lovely woman who encouraged me to read it while her husband shook his head in stark disinterest. That was six months ago. Then I stumbled … Continue reading →

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