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an enby who used to devour books, fell out of practice, and is now trying to read again

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commented on The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Donna Tartt: The Secret History (Paperback, 1993, Penguin)

In a rural Vermont college, a group of Classics students get carried away at a …

Damn, this is really getting good!

My opinion of Bunny has tanked, and I'm finding I have a lot of respect for Henry. Interested to see how the story will progress from here...

Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons: Watchmen (Paperback, 2024, DC Comics) No rating

In an alternate world where the mere presence of American superheroes changed history, the US …

Just bought this. An absolute steal at £8.99, and I'm looking forward to reading it.

Donna Tartt: The secret history (1992, Knopf, Distributed by Random House)

In a rural Vermont college, a group of Classics students get carried away at a …

Now that I've finished Oryx and Crake, I believe I'll give this book another go.

I barely read a few pages before I last put this down, so I suppose I'd may as well start from the beginning again.

finished reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood (The Maddaddam trilogy Series, #1)

Margaret Atwood: Oryx and Crake (2004, Anchor Books)

Oryx and Crake is a 2003 novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. She has described …

Content warning Oryx and Crake character arc spoilers!!!

Mark Manson, Urmila Gupta: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck (Paperback, 2018, Vani Ptakashan)

This breakout, mega bestseller is the self-help book for people who hate self-help. It’s as …

I've picked up and put down books a lot this year, but I have not finished a single one yet. With just four and a bit months to go, let's hope I can do it this time...

H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (2002)

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. …

I enjoyed the idea of the book, and Wells is a great writer, but I just couldn't really get into it. I suppose I just couldn't relate to it, as it's set over a century ago. Had I been a Victorian (well, a literate Victorian), I probably would've loved it.

Douglas Adams: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic comedy epic.

Dirk Gently is …

Would recommend

A very fun and unusual book. A quite complicated and interconnected storyline – especially towards the end – but I suppose that's intentional.

Would highly recommend.

Douglas Adams: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic comedy epic.

Dirk Gently is …

A very fun and unusual book. A quite complicated and interconnected storyline – especially towards the end – but I suppose that's intentional.

Would highly recommend.