Author Archives: Dove

Thoughts: Tarzan the Untamed, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on 27 May 2020 by Dove

There are so many Tarzans. Say what you want about Burroughs – and I do – but the man was prolific. Tarzan the Untamed is back in the normal Tarzan chronology, so we meet him as an adult ape-man with … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers

Posted on 23 May 2020 by Dove

It feels like I’m absolutely racing through books lately, so here I am again lest I overtake myself in reading and give myself a backlog again. There are some cracking books I ended up just skipping over to get back … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on 19 May 2020 by Dove

I have no idea how there can be so many Tarzan books in this one anthology. Could be worse. I once read 15 Oz books in a row because I found them for free when I was looking for The … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, by Gaston Leroux

Posted on 18 May 2020 by Dove

I didn’t want to drop my habit of reading French, so I bumped this little gem about five years up my TBR, and it didn’t disappoint! Confession: My knowledge of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is not as thorough as … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: A Closed and Common Orbit, by Becky Chambers

Posted on 11 May 2020 by Dove

Lucky me ended up going into work for a thing that could only be done in the office, and to make up for this outrage, with me went the colleague who had lent me The Long Way To A Small … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Nana, by Emile Zola

Posted on 5 May 2020 by Dove

Well, don’t I feel fancy? I do. I feel incredibly fancy. Not as fancy as Nana in her splendour, but still. We try. At this point I think I can say that I just really like Zola. Many spoilers below. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on 26 April 2020 by Dove

Here we are again! I found Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar a lot easier to read than The Son of Tarzan for various reasons, among which was that I didn’t spend the entire time rolling my eyes at how … Continue reading →

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Thoughts-ish: Tristan et Iseut, edited by Michel Zink

Posted on 22 April 2020 by Dove

I’m not going to write a scholarly essay on this, sorry and you’re welcome. This is just closure for me, and letting myself brag a bit, because this was a really difficult read and I got through it! (Musical accompaniment!)

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Thoughts: Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes

Posted on 19 April 2020 by Dove

I’m only… eight years late? Well, let’s get stuck in. Spoilers abound, probably.

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Thoughts: Son of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Posted on 10 April 2020 by Dove

“But Danni, why?” you ask, and I know, I know. We got the Disney Tarzan remake at Sneak, so according to the law of the land I had to read the book. The most legit-looking copy of the book in … Continue reading →

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