The Book Thief is one of those books that everyone I knew was raving about five years ago, yet I somehow never managed to sit down and read it. I have been drawn to books about the Holocaust since I …
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Book ReviewsCrime/MysteryHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
by Joliby JoliAlias Grace was my first ever Margaret Atwood novel. *Gasp* not sure how I made it through 28 years of English-studying, book-loving life without reading an Atwood novel! Why exactly did I start with this particular one? I happened upon …
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Book ReviewsCrime/MysteryHistorical FictionRomance
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
by Joliby JoliIn January, the bookclub I belong to chose The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters. Here’s how I like to approach book club books: borrow or buy it without reading about it. There’s just something about diving into a book without knowing …