fiction – The Book Musings

A History of Loneliness by John Boyne

February 2, 2015, 2:27 am

Please note, this review may contain spoilers From the man that wrote the haunting novel, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes another haunting novel called A History of Loneliness. While The Boy in...

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Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum

March 5, 2015, 7:47 am

**There might be a small spoiler in this review** Before I read this book, I heard rumors that this is the new Gone Girl. Now one thing I dislike is comparing a book to another, pre-publication. Both...

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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

March 31, 2015, 11:41 am

The Nightingale is a historical fiction novel that plays off in German occupied France, during WWII. World War 2 is one of my favourite topics to read about in literature and I’m happy to say that I’ve...

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The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson

April 7, 2015, 2:39 am

The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson is a story that plays off in the 1960s in Denver, America. It tells the story of a woman living in an alternate reality, in different time periods, but which one is...

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Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey

June 12, 2014, 2:10 am

I received this book from the publisher, HarperCollins, in exchange for an honest review. Maud is an elderly woman suffering from dementia who believes her friend Elizabeth is missing. She carries...

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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

November 23, 2014, 5:42 am

I received this book from Randomhouse SA for review consideration. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is my first read by Japanese author, Haruki Murakami, even though I own some of...

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Mini-Reviews #2

May 7, 2015, 8:42 am

In recent months I’ve read a number of books and short stories that I have not received yet for various reasons. I either didn’t like them very much, didn’t have much to say or the book has been...

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