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Tag Archives: Review
Book Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
There is something pleasant about books that take their time. In a world where bestsellers filled with rough and tumble detectives and cut-throat espionage, it’s hard not to think that in a world more and more dedicated to immediate satisfaction, … Continue reading
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Tagged Axl and Beatrice, folklore, forgetfulness, journey, kazuo ishiguro, knights, literature, Loss, lost history, magic, Memory, novel, Review, the buried giant
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Book Review: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell
It’s a novella that was the basis for a movie that apparently everyone but me actually saw in some form or another. That being said I’m not so disconnected from the cultural zeitgeist to be unaware of it’s existence, so I … Continue reading
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Tagged characterless, fear, horror, inspired a major motion picture, John W. Campbell, monsters, murder mystery, novella, psychological, pulp, Review, The Thing, Who Goes There?
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Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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Tagged america, americanah, book, Book Review, chimamanda ngozi adichie, culture, fiction, literature, post racial, race, race relations, racism, recommended, Review
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