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by Tom Hanks

I love short stories and cannot understand why the publishing industry don't have the same amount of faith in them. It doesn't help that there is apparently not much of a purchasing public out there for short story collections, but it is...

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by Fiona Mozley

You know how there's always that one reviewer for every book who appears to vindictively break the status quo? Well, today that's me, because I can't believe the Man Booker made me waste time on this book. These past couple years I have ...

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Locke & Key Slipcase Set

by Joe Hill

I had heard about this series and had it on my reading list for ages. I finally sat down to read it as part of research for work. We follow the Locke family, recently mourning the loss of a family member and recovering from the after-e...

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Exit West

by Mohsin Hamid

This book was incredible. I love reading as many Man Booker nominees as possible, but usually have to race through them as I get my hands on them only shortly before the winner is announced. I'll probably not get very far into the list t...

Crazy Rich Asians

by Kevin Kwan

I read this book, ostensibly for work purposes. But, secretly, I was hoping to get my hands on it anyway as I was looking for a light read and this book certainly scratches that itch. Kevin Kwan's book, set in Singapore, explores the me...

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