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“Gyeongseong Creature,” “Human Acts,” and Who Our Bodies Belong To

“Gyeongseong Creature,” “Human Acts,” and Who Our Bodies Belong To

Testaments to South Korean and human resilience
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YJ Jun
I Read 12 Fantasy Series Last Year, but I’ll Recommend Just 5 of Them to You

I Read 12 Fantasy Series Last Year, but I’ll Recommend Just 5 of Them to You

And ACOTAR is not on the list
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Fleurine Tideman
5 Best Books I Read in November and December

5 Best Books I Read in November and December

But I’ll include what disappointed me about each book!
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Fleurine Tideman
Straight up reviews (fiction)
A Fire That Can’t Be Extinguished

A Fire That Can’t Be Extinguished

Reviewing “Sister of Mine” by Laurie Petrou
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Ana Fonseca
‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell: An Achingly Beautiful Masterpiece

‘Hamnet’ by Maggie O’Farrell: An Achingly Beautiful Masterpiece

Hamnet is a horrible book; Hamnet is a great book. You must stay away from it; you must read it.
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Giedre P.
‘Beartown’ by Fredrik Backman is a Quietly Unassuming Novel

‘Beartown’ by Fredrik Backman is a Quietly Unassuming Novel

But with real power
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Violet Daniels
Book Review: Faith by Itoro Bassey

Book Review: Faith by Itoro Bassey

How we carry what we inherit
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Amanda ReCupido
Is One of the Biggest Releases of the Literary Calendar Worth Reading?

Is One of the Biggest Releases of the Literary Calendar Worth Reading?

Don’t let the hype overlook what is a demanding and overambitious third book from Hanya Yanagihara
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Violet Daniels
Book Review : A Girl’s Story of Growing Up in 1955

Book Review : A Girl’s Story of Growing Up in 1955

I wish I was there
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Kohana
Antal Szerb’s Nocturnal Yearnings

Antal Szerb’s Nocturnal Yearnings

The hypnotic power of nostalgia and memory
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Ben Mason
Grief With A Side of Hope: A Review of “Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto

Grief With A Side of Hope: A Review of “Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto

A story from the past for a world opening up again
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Sarah
The Silent Despair of Jean de la Ville de Mirmont

The Silent Despair of Jean de la Ville de Mirmont

A searingly resonant portrait of emptiness
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Ben Mason
What “Daisy Jones & The Six” Taught Me About Womanhood

What “Daisy Jones & The Six” Taught Me About Womanhood

Be a wild soul, be a rockstar, be a mother — because there’s more than one way to be a strong woman.
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Savannah Hightower
‘The Book Thief’ by Mark Zusak: A Book About Words

‘The Book Thief’ by Mark Zusak: A Book About Words

At first, I liked this book. Then I waited for it to be over. And then it made me cry.
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Giedre P.
Pure Reader’s Delight

Pure Reader’s Delight

A review of Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’
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David Biddle
Beyond Harlem, Crime, Even Race

Beyond Harlem, Crime, Even Race

A review of Colson Whitehead’s new novel: ‘Harlem Shuffle’
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David Biddle
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