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Marina Lewycka: Two Caravans (Paperback, 2010, Fig Tree) 3 stars

It was so dull and boring that it made me forget I had an e-Reader device. I would do anything to avoid reading this book. I gave up - I've stopped reading this book.

What a shame, as I found Martina's "A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" incredibly entertaining in comparison...

Derf Backderf: My Friend Dahmer (2012, Abrams Comicarts) 3 stars

You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer — the most notorious …

A disturbing insight to one of America's notorious killers from a "friend".

It's quite open in it's retrospective of what kind of creature Dahmer is, as well as what the kind of attitudes are of at the time. On the one hand, you really feel for Dahmer, but on the other hand you cannot help but feel utterly creeped out once you know his actions.

Alex Michaelides: The Silent Patient (Hardcover, 2019, Celadon Books) 3 stars

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from …

Absolutely brilliant read

5 stars

I was so utterly compelled to keep reading the next page that I ended up reading the book in about a day. Very succint, very easy to read, and a great plot twist to boot.