Monthly Archives: February 2021

Thoughts: Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke

Posted on 14 February 2021 by Dove

Honestly I could end this post at “Everything Susanna Clarke does is sublime and all her books are books I wish I’d written, and everyone is correct that Piranesi is great”. But I guess I won’t, because I love the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Der Alchimist, by Paulo Coelho, translated by Cordula Swoboda Herzog

Posted on 9 February 2021 by Dove

I don’t usually reread books in German that I’ve already read in English – it feels like cheating – but this was for German class, and I hadn’t read it in well over a decade, and I remember liking it, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver

Posted on 3 February 2021 by Dove

Back on the YA train! We got the film of this at Sneak some time in 2017 (sob), and I have a soft spot for Groundhog Day stories (and I liked the ending) so I was happy to put it … Continue reading →

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