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Thoughts: The Vanishing Man, by Laura Cumming

Posted on 19 February 2023 by Dove

I didn’t really expect a lot from this one – I didn’t know much about Velázquez, and the Kindle is not suited to anything with images – but by the time I was done, The Vanishing Man was cemented up … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Sexual Politics, by Kate Millett

Posted on 13 December 2022 by Dove

Firstly, it’s always a bit nerve-wracking to dive into the work of a mid-century feminist, because the world has changed so much and you never know where they’ll end up having settled. Luckily, the Big Ones are avoided here. It … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Citizen Clem, by John Bew

Posted on 7 October 2022 by Dove

The conclusion to my Indian independence trilogy! Some light holiday reading on our month-long trip home, and I read most of this biography of Clement Attlee while breastfeeding and contact napping, though that’s how I read pretty much everything these … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Where Poppies Blow, by John Lewis-Stempel

Posted on 26 September 2022 by Dove

The intersection between British (mostly) soldiers in World War I and nature seemed almost fanciful when I picked this one up. Like, there have been so many millions of words lavished on WWI from every possible angle, every conceivable breadth … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Daughter of Empire, by Pamela Hicks

Posted on 22 September 2022 by Dove

I want to continue my little exploration of Indian independence, and I thought Pamela Hicks’s memoir would be a good next stop, Pamela Hicks being the daughter of Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India of whom Narendra Singh Sarila … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Shadow of the Great Game: The Untold Story of India’s Partition, by Narendra Singh Sarila

Posted on 15 September 2022 by Dove

I love how every non-fiction book title is [Snappy Title]: [Cumbersome Thesis Statement So You Know What The Book Is Actually About]. Every single one. I can’t not notice it anymore. Anyway, I’ve by pure coincidence happened to read a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts: Mind of the Raven, by Bernd Heinrich

Posted on 14 August 2022 by Dove

Slightly embarrassing admission, I picked this one up as story research (for a story that I haven’t finished or touched in a while – indeed, the same story I read Gifts of the Crow for – but still). The tempting … Continue reading →

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Bookthoughts Roundup 2021!

Posted on 21 March 2022 by Dove

OK, so I spent most of last year not writing up the books I read. But I also didn’t do as much reading as usual, so I’m going to do a speedy roundup instead. Sorry! Or you’re welcome!

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