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“Elena Knows” by Claudia Piñeiro
I swallowed this book in just a few days. It’s such a disturbing and sad story. “Elena Knows” by Claudia Piñeiro is a short novel, but it carries a heavy emotional weight. It’s a story about incurable illness, grief, and the painful realization that the people we love most might still be strangers to us. Continue reading
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“The Guest List” by Lucy Foley | Reading Journal #8 (with spoilers)
21.09.25 Sunday A very pompous wedding on the island that is detached from the Irish mainland. I expect the vibe of “The Menu” movie and Agatha Christie’s novels. I’m trying to catch little details, though I’m not sure if that will help to solve the crime. Are those kinds of books about the crime itself, Continue reading
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“Disgrace” by J.M. Coetzee | Reading Journal #7
5.04.25 Saturday ONE Affection may not be love, but it is at least its cousin. I don’t know what direction the book will take yet, but the beginning is intriguing. We know the hero is a man in his mid-teens and for his 52, he thinks he solved his sex problem. The age of the Continue reading
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“The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham (with spoilers)
This is a timeless gem of sci-fi. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic world that fears differences and deviations. It explores powerful themes of intolerance, evolution, religion, and the questioning of societal norms, all through the perspective of David Strorm, a boy who grows into a responsible and courageous young man before our eyes. Continue reading
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