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Month: November 2020

Book review: ‘The Song of Achilles’ by Madeline Miller

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020Leave a comment

These are the distant heroes that we had heard about, but projected in beautiful technicolor. 'The Song of Achilles' gives space for the lesser-known story of Achilles and his lover Patroclus, set during the Trojan War. It's everything you wish you'd known about Greek Mythology, wrapped up in skilful storytelling.

Book review: ‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ by Grady Hendrix

November 25, 2020November 25, 20201 Comment

For any of you who love 80’s nostalgia, this novel is a true monster mash of The Exorcist, Heathers, and The Breakfast Club. It explores the love, horror and intensity of teenage female friendships, and how difficult it can sometimes be to tell between a demon-possessed high school student, and one who’s simply hit puberty.

Book review: ‘Ninth House’ by Leigh Bardugo

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020Leave a comment

‘Ninth House’ is a soft magic system masquerading as a hard magic system. Mix into that a protagonist who's inconsistent, a lack of world-building structure and some ridiculous moments, and you've got yourself a frustrating read.

Short story collection review: ‘The Birds & other stories’ by Daphne Du Maurier

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020Leave a comment

This might actually be my favorite short story collection of all time. Daphne Du Maurier is a fucking revelation and I'm appalled at myself for not reading this uncanny, intelligent and altogether bizarre collection earlier.

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