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Telling Stories: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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Hear the voice of the bard. Tuesday, 6 May 2014. The Secret History by Donna Tartt. I finally had a chance to read Donna Tartt's The Secret History. Might always stand as my ultimate Tartt experience, but I still thoroughly enjoyed this dark and unpredictable novel. Donna Tartt writes beautifully and with authority about unmentionable deeds. Maybe I should also give The Little Friend. A go if I come across it. As in The Goldfinch. Story Richard simply cannot tell, and to some extent fails. Half of a Yell...
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Telling Stories: January 2014
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Hear the voice of the bard. Wednesday, 15 January 2014. The Illusionists by Rosie Thomas Spellbinding. 1870s London. Devil Wix has a dream. He wants to bring Wonder to the people. When he comes across the dward Carlo Baldino pickpocketing his way through a bar brawl, he is curious to see what else Carlo can do. As it turns out, Carlo can do a lot of things, and is perhaps the finest illusionist Devil will ever meet. Please check out the book trailer below for a teazer:. Odinsbarn av Siri Pettersen. Denne...
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Telling Stories: March 2013
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Hear the voice of the bard. Wednesday, 27 March 2013. Calling me Home by Julie Kibler A large story of love and loss. I cynically have to admit that I wasn't expecting much when I started reading this novel. The beginning of the narrative warned me that this would most likely turn into a mushy and easy love story. How happy I am to say I was wrong! Is a love story, but it is beautiful and has depth and integrity. The publishers are suggesting it is for fans of The Help. As Doreen and Miss Isabelle make t...
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Telling Stories: May 2013
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Hear the voice of the bard. Friday, 31 May 2013. Here and Now: Letters: 2008-2011 by Paul Auster and J. M. Coetzee. I finally had a chance to read Here and Now. Personal accounts. We learn that the authors meet on a few occasions between letters, but what they've talked about in person is never brought up. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in one of their (and Auster's wife author Siri Hustvedt) meetings. Maybe that would make a good movie? Some of my favourite quotes from the book:. I don't get...
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Telling Stories: June 2013
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Hear the voice of the bard. Friday, 21 June 2013. Z a Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler Her story. So I'm not gonna pretend that I picked up this book for any other reason than nostalgia after watching the new movie version of The Great Gatsby. The conflict between the couple becomes so strained that Zelda throws herself into an extreme ballet dancing routine. Ballet becomes her sole sense of achievement in life, as Scott seemingly cares less and less about her and her opinions. In...A gla...
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Telling Stories: The Little Old Lady who Broke all the Rules by Catahrina Ingelman-Sundberg
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Hear the voice of the bard. Sunday, 2 February 2014. The Little Old Lady who Broke all the Rules by Catahrina Ingelman-Sundberg. Another Swedish novel in the tradition of The Hundred-year-old Man who Climbed out of the Window and Disappeared. The premise is an old person who is fed up with living in a retirement home and decides to bounce. Turns out that makes for quite entertaining literature! This is a lovely novel about getting old - and refusing to get old. Martha awakens the Peter Pan in all her...
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Telling Stories: February 2013
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Hear the voice of the bard. Wednesday, 20 February 2013. The Spiral House by Claire Robertson A New Exciting South African Voice. Journalist Claire Robertson's fictional debut comes in the form of the beautiful novel The Spiral House. With ecchoes of Olive Schreiner and J M Coetzee, Robertson is ambitious in her first attempt – and successful! Claire Robertson, this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. And the new edition of. Monday, 18 February 2013. The first half of the book is definitely...
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Telling Stories: November 2013
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Hear the voice of the bard. Saturday, 30 November 2013. The Good House by Anne Leary. Rebecca doesn't seem to make friends with the other young mums in the area, and one night Hildy is sneaking wine from her garage, Rebecca drives past and stops upon seeing Hildy. Not knowing Hildy's rehab history, Rebecca joins Hildy for some wine, and a friendship starts to build between the two women. Thursday, 21 November 2013. The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane I grow old, I grow old. Soon the net that is tightening...
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Telling Stories: The Illusionists by Rosie Thomas | Spellbinding
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Hear the voice of the bard. Wednesday, 15 January 2014. The Illusionists by Rosie Thomas Spellbinding. 1870s London. Devil Wix has a dream. He wants to bring Wonder to the people. When he comes across the dward Carlo Baldino pickpocketing his way through a bar brawl, he is curious to see what else Carlo can do. As it turns out, Carlo can do a lot of things, and is perhaps the finest illusionist Devil will ever meet. Please check out the book trailer below for a teazer:. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Telling Stories: April 2013
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Hear the voice of the bard. Monday, 29 April 2013. The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes Time-travelling darkness. One of the things I really enjoy about Lauren Beukes’ writing is that it’s so scenic. I can pretty much see it as a movie (and it would be totally awesome! The jumping in time would translate so well on screen. I know I would like to see the gritty Chicago setting of 1932 contrasting (? The grungy 90s setting. Hopefully Nick Cave would make the soundtrack. Maggie has heartbreaks of her own....
