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Review ‘The Diary of a Bookseller’

I had an edition of 'The Diary of a Bookseller' lying around and it turned out to be the perfect book to deal with a cold.

22 November 202116 November 2021Book review, Shaun Bythell, The Diary of a BooksellerLeave a comment
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Birthday books!

In May, I celebrated my 28th birthday, and boy, did I get spoiled with books! So here are some reviews and expectations of the books I got!

21 July 20211 Comment
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Interview with Marita van der Vyver

Last week I interviewed South African author Marita van der Vyver! You can watch the complete interview in this post.

29 June 202129 June 2021Afrikaans, interview, literature, Marita van der VyverLeave a comment
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On “Zorba the Greek” by Nikos Kazantzakis

Do you ever feel that pressure to like a book, especially when reading the big names from world literature?

21 March 202117 March 2021Book review, Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek1 Comment
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On Tolstoy’s War and Peace

I read War and Peace so you don't have to.

18 October 202016 October 2020Lev Tolstoy, Russian Literature, War and Peace1 Comment
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On László Krasznahorkai’s “The Melancholy of Resistance”

This book was not really my cup of tea.

11 May 20205 May 2020László Krasznahorkai, literature, The Melancholy of ResistanceLeave a comment
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Two historical novels

Last month, I read the two historical novels Het pauperparadijs by Suzanna Jansen and HhhH by Laurent Binet. Two very different books that I had very different expectations of as well.

5 May 2020Het pauperparadijs, HhhH, Laurent Binet, literature, Suzanna JansenLeave a comment
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Books about love

A few weeks ago, I got engaged! To celebrate, I'm sharing my favourite books about love.

16 May 201817 May 2018loveLeave a comment
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Our Shared Shelf 2017

In 2017 I participated again in the feminist bookclub Our Shared Shelf. Read all about the books I read!

26 February 201826 February 2018Feminism, Our Shared ShelfLeave a comment
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About ‘Ulysses’ and ‘The Odyssey’

Two years ago, I read Ulysses for the first time. Last semester, I did a course on this incredible book and I reread it.

29 January 201824 January 2018James Joyce, literary studies, literature, UlyssesLeave a comment

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