Category: FICTION
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94th read: BECK; Mongolian Chop Squad Vol. 2
TITLE: BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad Vol.2 AUTHOR: Harold Sakuishi Released: 2000 Format: kindle Pages: 195 Genres: Reread, Manga, Fiction, Music SYNOPSIS As Koyuki strums and picks the guitar that Ryusuke has given him, Maho suggests that Koyuki step into the spotlight and become a singer in Ryusuke’s band. And with a Battle of the Bands…
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93th read: BECK; Mongolian Chop Squad Vol. 1
TITLE: BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad Vol. 1 AUTHOR: Harold Sakuishi Released: 2000 Format: kindle Pages: 210 Genres: Reread, Manga, Fiction, Music SYNOPSIS Fourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka is one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. His shy and somewhat neurotic personality…
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92th read: Don’t Believe It
TITLE: Don’t Believe It AUTHOR: Charlie Donlea Released: 2018 Format: kindle Pages: 342 Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Fiction, Crime SYNOPSIS The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history—a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over twelve weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a…
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75th read: Dée
Voila un nouveau écrivain Francophone à rajouter à ma liste de favoris. (Here’s a new French author to add to my favourites list) Encore une fois, je l’ai choisi au hazard sans savoir rien à son sujet. Quelle heureuse découverte! Je n’étais pas surprise d’apprende qu’il est professeur de literature. Je vais devoir lire tout…
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72th read: The Once and Future Witches
I need to get a paperback version of this one someday, so I can annotate. TITLE: The Once and Future Witches AUTHOR: Alix E. Harrow Released: 2020 Format: Audiobook Pages: 517 Genres: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Queer, Witches SYNOPSIS In 1893, there’s no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days…
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68th read: The Time Traveler’s Wife
I remember watching this movie as a teenager, so curiosity took a hold of me when I found this book. April has been nostalgic, this year. So many rereads and memories. TITLE: The Time Traveler’s Wife AUTHOR: Audrey Niffenegger Released: 2003 Format: Audiobook Pages: 537 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Time Travel SYNOPSIS This is the…
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60th read: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
This book reminds me of Clue (that old murder mystery board game). I like that. TITLE: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle AUTHOR: Stuart Turton Released: 2018 Format: Audiobook Pages: 458 Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Time Loop SYNOPSIS Aiden Bishop knows the rules. Evelyn Hardcastle will die every day until he can identify her…
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57th read: Blacksad #1-3
Sometimes books seem like shiny gems and I bring them home to hoard like treasures, before seeing how dull they seem under the light of my lair. I’ll think of a friend who would like this one better. It’s destined for someone else. TITLE: Blacksad AUTHOR: Juan Díaz Canales Released: 2006 Format: Hardcover Pages: 184…
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45th read: Kim’s Convenience
This is my first re-read in a long time. I read Kim’s Convenience in 2016 (before watching the TV show). I came into it with a bias against Canadian Literature & hit a certain barrier of understanding. I wanted to see what a difference 7 years might bring. TITLE: Kim’s Convenience AUTHOR: Ins Choi Released:…
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44th read: Evidence of the Affair
I need to find more epistolary books out there. I’m craving them. TITLE: Evidence of the Affair AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid Released: 2018 Format: Kindle Pages: 88 Genres: Short Story, Romance, Fiction SYNOPSIS Dear stranger…A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met—a choice that…
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