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Thoughts: A Horse Walks Into A Bar, by David Grossman, translated by Jessica Cohen

Posted on 11 October 2022 by Dove

You’re going to have to forgive me for this one – it’s been a long time since I read it, and my memory isn’t what it used to be. I liked it maybe more than I thought I would from … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Dinner, by Herman Koch, translated by Sam Garrett

Posted on 6 March 2022 by Dove

We saw the film of this at Sneak, and because it was in 2017 I only had a vague impression of bitchy people having dinner who didn’t like each other. I also remember even at the time wondering whether the … 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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Thoughts: Orangeboy, by Patrice Lawrence

Posted on 12 January 2021 by Dove

I can’t say too much about this one, because the unfolding sense of mystery was one of the best parts. It’s a little younger than my usual reading material, actual YA, not YA aimed at 20somethings, if you catch my … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain

Posted on 16 October 2020 by Dove

I don’t remember much about the film of this one, which I must have seen in 2017, but I remember enjoying it, or at least being quite enthusiastic about the idea of reading the book it was based on. Well. … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Walls Around Us, by Nova Ren Suma

Posted on 6 July 2018 by Dove

From dense and serious to pure indulgence. Nova Ren Suma is quickly becoming one of my favourite weird authors. Her Imaginary Girls was unlike any YA spec fic I’d ever read, so everything else she’d ever written went on my … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Paper Towns, by John Green

Posted on 1 May 2018 by Dove

My sister was reading this when she came over to visit, and was kind enough to pass it on when she was done. The other John Green I’ve read are An Abundance of Katherines and The Fault in Our Stars, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, by Louise Rennison

Posted on 21 December 2017 by Dove

I don’t always put children’s books on my list, but I must confess, I stalk the Goodreads of all of my friends and I have a friend or two who received these books very kindly so I put it on … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: The Casual Vacancy, by J. K. Rowling

Posted on 3 September 2017 by Dove

I think this is what the cool kids call “late to the party”. We’ve had this on the shelf for a while and ever since we got it I’ve been meaning to read it. And as Spuggy got to the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Finding Audrey, by Sophie Kinsella

Posted on 1 June 2017 by Dove

And now for something completely different! Spoiler alert again. I’ve been dreading writing this one even more than Waiting for Godot. Absolutely not the fault of the book or the friend who recommended it to me.

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