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I am the Hungry Reader. The one who reads. The one who is constantly reading or wanting to read constantly. This blog is all about the books I have read, the ones that I am reading and gems that I plan to read in the future or whenever it arrives.
Of Books and Reading
23m ago
Title : The Art of Not Eating : A Doubtful History of Appetite and Desire Author : Jessica Hamel-Akré Publisher : Atlantic Books ISBN : 9781838957049 Genre : Nonfiction Pages : 281 Source : Publisher Rating : 4/5 My relationship with food is a tricky one. In the last couple of years, it has taken ..read more
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23m ago
Title : The Wedding People Author : Alison Espach Publisher : Henry Holt and Co ISBN : 978-1250899576 Genre : Contemporary Fiction, Family Life, Domestic Fiction Pages : 384 Source : Publisher Rating : 3/5 After reading a lot of literary fiction this month, this one came as a breath of fresh air. It wasn’t ..read more
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23m ago
Title : This House of Grief Author : Helen Garner Publisher : Weindenfeld & Nicholson Essentials, Hachette Book Group ISBN : 978-1399606806 Genre : True Crime, Nonfiction Pages : 320 Source : Publisher Rating : 5/5 What happens to a father who on the surface of it seems to have crashed his car with his ..read more
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23m ago
Title : Private Rites Author : Julia Armfield Publisher : Flatiron Books ISBN : 9781250344311Genre : Literary Fiction, Retelling, LGBTQIA+ FictionPages : 291Source : PublisherRating : 4/5 I love a good retelling, also a retelling that takes the original story, throws it over its head, and gives you a tale that you never thought would ..read more
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23m ago
Title : Above the Salt Author : Katherine Vaz Publisher : Flatiron Books ISBN : 9781250873828 Genre : Historical Fiction Pages : 432 Source : Publisher Rating : 4/5 This is such a marvellous and tender novel. It is also about choices and the heart versus the world, and what do we choose for ourselves ..read more
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23m ago
Title : Art Monsters : Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art Author : Lauren Elkin Publisher : Picador ISBN : 9781250338013 Genre : Nonfiction Pages : 368 Source : Publisher Rating : 5/5 Who gets to be a monster? Growing up gay in a world that often feels judgmental, I’ve grappled with the word “monster.” Sometimes ..read more
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23m ago
Title : The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies Author : Deborah LevyPublisher : Farrar, Straus and GirouxGenre : Essays, Literary Criticism, Memoirs ISBN : 978-0374614973Pages : 176Source : Publisher Rating : 5/5 Deborah Levy is a delight to read. She uses her words very carefully, and sparingly as well. I am all for a collection of ..read more
Of Books and Reading
2w ago
Title : The Gentleman from Peru Author : André Aciman Publisher : Faber & Faber ISBN : 9780571385119 Genre : Literary Fiction Pages : 176 Source : Publisher Rating : 3/5 I love Andrè Aciman’s writing. I think all that I have read so far by him, I have adored, and went back to those ..read more
Of Books and Reading
2w ago
Title : Small Things Like These Author : Claire KeeganPublisher : Grove PressISBN : 978-0802158741Genre : Literary FictionPages : 118 Source : Publisher Rating : 5/5 It wasn’t a good 2024. It was for most part, and then it wasn’t. I have also learned how to be grateful for small mercies, and especially kindness from people when ..read more
Of Books and Reading
2w ago
Title : The Velveteen Rabbit Author : Margery Williams Illustrations by William NicholsonPublisher : Avon BooksISBN : 9780380002559Genre : Children’s Books Pages : 40 Source : Personal Copy Rating : 5/5 It is merely a 40-page book. A short story. And yet it holds so much power, so much hold, not only over me but over everyone who ..read more