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Before I Go To Sleep (S.J Watson) - Book Review
Before I Go To Sleep (S.J Watson) - Book Review

How trusting would you be?

'Before I Go To Sleep' by S.J Watson is a mystery psychological thriller that delves into the questions of memory and the i…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Are Old Reviews Still Relevant?
Are Old Reviews Still Relevant?

Due to some big books and a slower reading pace I did a couple of reviews of books I had read many years ago.

In May 2022 I covered 4 books on this ch…

3 years, 11 months ago

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The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky) - Book Review
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky) - Book Review

A naïve idiot can be endearing but can also cause a lot of pain to themselves and others.

'The Idiot' by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a large fictional story …

3 years, 11 months ago

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The Trial (Franz Kafka) - Book Review
The Trial (Franz Kafka) - Book Review

Have your sanity in order because it will be put on trial in this mystifying process.

'The Trial' by Franz Kafka tells the story of Josef K as he is s…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Influence (Robert Cialdini) - Book Review
Influence (Robert Cialdini) - Book Review

As an expert reviewer I'm telling you that you will love this review, also because all your friends do and also because it's only here for a limited …

3 years, 11 months ago

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The Most Good You Can Do (Peter Singer) - Book Review
The Most Good You Can Do (Peter Singer) - Book Review

Super logical arguments that are convincing but somehow feel like they are missing something.

'The Most Good You Can Do' by Peter Singer details the p…

3 years, 11 months ago

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The Social Leap (William von Hippel) - Book Review
The Social Leap (William von Hippel) - Book Review

A book that's chockas full of useful info, but that probably only needs to be deeply learnt once.

'The Social Leap' by William von Hippel is a basic o…

4 years ago

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Leaping Into Mythology & The Struggles Of Translation
Leaping Into Mythology & The Struggles Of Translation

All in all this wasn't my favourite month of reading, but yet the reading will go on!

In April 2022 we covered 5 books on this channel. My favourite o…

4 years ago

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Beowulf (Unknown Poet) - Book Review
Beowulf (Unknown Poet) - Book Review

We're onto the epics again and it's about time some Germanic was thrown in the mix.

'Beowulf' by an unknown poet is a short poem written in Old Englis…

4 years ago

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Borges On Writing (Jorge Luis Borges) - Book Review
Borges On Writing (Jorge Luis Borges) - Book Review

The subtleties of translation of prose are enigmatic, so I'm glad it's not my job.

'Borges On Writing' by Jorge Luis Borges is an edited transcript of…

4 years ago

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