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The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

2014

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2014

13

reviewed: The Shock of the Fall

The Shock of the Fall is a gripping account of a young man's attempts to work through grief and mental illness. Teresa Majury...

The Shock of the Fall - Nathan Filer

2014

11

reviewed: The Book Thief

Since it first came out in 2006 The Book Thief has divided its readers. It's like Marmite – you either hate it or love it. A...

The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

reviewed: The Foundling Boy

This epic coming-of-age story set in prewar Europe is considered a modern literary classic. It has been translated into Engli...

The Foundling Boy - Michel Déon, Julian Evans

finished reading:

The Foundling Boy - Michel Déon, Julian Evans

The Foundling Boy Michel Déon, Julian Evans

2013

13

reviewed: Wool

A compelling read, Wool is set in a post-apocalyptic future in which humanity survives in a vast underground silo. This is an...

Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) (Wool, #1-5) - Hugh Howey

finished reading:

Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) (Wool, #1-5) - Hugh Howey

Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) (Wool, #1-5) Hugh Howey

2013

21

reviewed: The Night Rainbow: A Novel

Claire King's debut novel, The Night Rainbow, is a beautiful book. Set in the French countryside, it is a poignant and grippi...

The Night Rainbow - Claire King

2013

22

finished reading:

A Week in December - Sebastian Faulks

A Week in December Sebastian Faulks

2013

17

reviewed: Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)

In Flaubert's novel, domestic mediocrity drives his heroine to 'dreams of luxury'. The novels centers on the heroine's disill...

Madame Bovary - Mark Overstall, Malcolm Bowie, Margaret Mauldon, Gustave Flaubert

2013

01

reviewed: The Far Time Incident (The Incident Series, #1)

The basic plot of The Far Time Incident involves the mysterious disappearance of Professor Mooney from the Time Travel Lab at...

The Far Time Incident (The Incident Series, #1) - Neve Maslakovic

finished reading:

The Far Time Incident (The Incident Series, #1) - Neve Maslakovic

The Far Time Incident (The Incident Series, #1) Neve Maslakovic

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