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July 14, 2014

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green

July 14, 2014

THE FAULT IN OUT STARS by John GreenI braved the hype and finally read The Fault in Our Stars. Before I read this book, I knew surprisingly little about it, considering the massive popularity and the release of the movie. Of course I knew that John Green wrote it and that it was about cancer. For the most part, I managed to skip past all the spoilers, especially on Tumblr. Although I didn’t manage to escape the metaphor of the cigarette. Then again, I couldn’t make heads or tails of it, so it didn’t matter in the end.

· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, cancer, death, diversity, family, friendship, funerals, grief, hope, life, on books, realistic fiction, suffering, terminal illness, travel

April 28, 2014

HEARTBEAT by Elizabeth Scott

April 28, 2014

Heartbeat was a relatively good book for me, although I didn’t think it was exceptional. No matter how much I tried, I couldn’t connect emotionally. For a book such as this, not connecting emotionally feels like a downfall because the whole concept of it is actually very heartbreaking. Instead, I felt rather detached. Maybe because…

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· Categories: Epic Recs, Fiction Keywords: accidents, american authors, death, ethics, family problems, friendship, grief, life, life support, morality, realistic fiction, suffering

April 11, 2014

CHOP CHOP by Simon Wroe

April 11, 2014

The thing about reading debut novels is that you never know what to expect. This abyss of the unknown is exacerbated when you have the privilege of reading a review copy. While not knowing can be disconcerting to some readers, I think it is precisely that which heightens the thrill of a book. In the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, crime, death, dysfunctional families, fresh graduates, kitchen work, metafiction, restaurants, suffering, working life

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