Book Review: In the Distance by Hernán Díaz (2/5) — Taking On a World of Words (Reblog)

I had no idea what to expect out of this book because, as usual, I didn’t read anything about it before picking it up. I liked to do that with book club books because I like being surprised. Maybe I wouldn’t have been waiting for something to happen for so long if I’d known that […]

Book Review: In the Distance by Hernán Díaz (2/5) — Taking On a World of Words

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Book Review # 206: Anxious People — The Pine-Scented Chronicles (Reblog)

Our Daily Concerns Swedish writer, Fredrik Backman’s literary career has certainly taken an upward trajectory. The phenomenal and critical success of A Man Called Ove (2013, originally published in Swedish as En man som heter Ove) has made him a household name, not just in his native Sweden but all over the world. His study […]

Book Review # 206: Anxious People — The Pine-Scented Chronicles

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‘The Warehouse’ by Rob Hart — Book Review by Milly Reynolds

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Was Shakespeare Bisexual? — Ripe Good Scholar (Reblog)

The other day I stumbled across an article with the headline “William Shakespeare was undeniably bisexual, researchers claim.” I immediately rolled my eyes at the word “undeniably.” Shakespeare was not undeniably anything. Due to limited records (which is perfectly normal for the period), doubt can be cast on almost every aspect of his existence. Basic […]

Was Shakespeare Bisexual? — Ripe Good Scholar

We may never know the full truth about Shakespeare but the works written under his name are some of the best in the English language.

September Book Haul with Milly Reynolds

*Milly Reynolds waxes lyrical about her minimal September book haul.