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Jul 16, 2018
My thoughts on ‘The Enemy’s Cosmetique’, by Amélie Nothomb
One gets the criminals one deserves
Dear Amélie, The Enemy's Cosmetique (Cosmétique de l'ennemi, 2001, not translated into English yet) reads like an…
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Juliana
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Jul 25, 2018
My thoughts on The Rings of Saturn, by W. G. Sebald
Memories lie slumbering within us
Dear Winfried, The Rings of Saturn (tr. Michael Hulse, 1998. Original: Die Ringe des Saturn: Eine englische Wallfahrt…
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Juliana
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Jul 13, 2018
My thoughts on Valentine, by George Sand (1832)
Marriage had been shockingly debased
Dear Amantine, In a strange way, your novel Valentine (1832) made me feel at home. Not a home I currently inhabit, nor…
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Juliana
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Jul 5, 2018
My thoughts on Romantic Outlaws, by Charlotte Gordon (2015)
You know I was not born to tread in the beaten track
Dear infamous Mary, I had never read a book about you, and I confess I wasn't even planning to. But, last month, a…
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Juliana
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Jun 29, 2018
The book of debts
I blame the first chrysanthemum she gave me in a whisper: I should have given you this flower a long time ago. And I blame the stars all…
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Jul 11, 2018
My thoughts on The Home-Maker, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1924)
Like a gifted mathematician set to paint a picture
Dear Dorothy, The Home-Maker (1924) does a good job at portraying a situation where people are forced into restrictive…
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Jul 6, 2018
My thoughts on Mathilda, by Mary Shelley
Hardened to stone by the Medusa head of misery
Dear Mary, Like a daughter who never really got to know her mother, your novella Mathilda was not published during your…
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