May 2011
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Mockingbird
“Mockingbird” by Walter Tevis
My rating: 5/5
“Mockingbird” is addictive, easy to read while at the same time thought provoking. A simplistic novel yet with subtexts that are beautiful explored within a nicely executed format. A grand theme is tackled with the narrative centering around a future concerning the re-awakening of the human species; a truly gripping concept...
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Cloud Atlas
“Cloud Atlas” by David Mitchell
My Rating: 5/5
“Cloud Atlas” is absolutely incredible - a linguistically challenging yet mindblowing trip across time, space and genre. I can understand how people may struggle to get past the first few pages, seeing as the language employed in the first segment is saturated with words that are largely unused in modern English....
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The Wind-Up Bird Visits the Theatre →
“The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” by Haruki Murakami is currently being adapted into a stage play, to be premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival in August (2011). It looks extremely interesting; I may have to take a trip to Edinburgh this year!
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Ooh, the thrill of choosing my next read!
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