0383 | The Children’s Book | A. S. Byatt
Context: Mrs Arukiyomi picked up a ton of great fruit at the market as I was finishing this off. REVIEW Not read any of Byatt’s work before although I have…
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0374 | The Mysteries of Udolpho | Ann Radcliffe
Context: Started reading this on the last few days we had in Kokopo with its fabulous market – easily the best in PNG. REVIEW Boy that was awful. Awwwwwww. Ful….
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0372 | Gargantua & Pantagruel | François Rabelais
Context: Ironically, I started reading this just before we moved house, and I finished reading it just as we discovered we had to move out of the house we subsequently…
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0371 | Of Human Bondage | W. Somerset Maugham
Context: Finished this off the day that we hiked up Tavurvur, an active volcano just outside Rabaul surrounded by sea so hot it boiled! REVIEW The only Maugham I’ve tackled…
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0361 | The Talented Mr Ripley | Patricia Highsmith
Context: While reading this the 1001 App Facebook page got it’s 100th like. REVIEW Wow! This was some page-turner. Once you’re in there’s no escape, you just can’t wait to…
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0357 | Theresa Raquin | Emile Zola
Context: Developed a terrible infection from a mosquito bite on my left leg while I finished this off. Doesn’t look much but it took a week in bed to get…
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0353 | The Vicar of Wakefield | Oliver Goldsmith
Context: Listened to this on a 14-hour hike from hell through some of the steepest mountains I’ve yet seen in Papua New Guinea. REVIEW If you’re looking for a sentimental…
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0351 | Birdsong | Sebastian Faulks
Context: Was reading this while I visited the war memorial in Port Moresby. So many who died even after WW2 had officially ended… REVIEW Heard a lot about this before…
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0348 | The Elegance of the Hedgehog | Muriel Barbery
Context: Found this at a friend’s house as I visited Port Moresby and enjoyed the pool after work each day. REVIEW This book sits right at the top of the…
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0342 | The Return of the Soldier | Rebecca West
Context: Our acoustic band had its debut as I was reading this. Great to be playing live music again! REVIEW Wow, where did this come from? Never heard of Rebecca…
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0338 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Victor Hugo
Context: Got myself a brand new crash helmet sent over from the US while I was reading this one. REVIEW Oh this was so much better than the mauling Disney…
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0329 | The Purloined Letter | Edgar Allen Poe
Context: As I finished this, my transfer went through to purchase my second ever motorbike, a 200cc Yamaha REVIEW Better be careful here or my review might actually be longer…
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0320 | The Red and the Black | Stendhal
Context: Read this on my e-reader but forgot to take a pic of it in context before I deleted it! REVIEW Oh love, love, love! Just like Love in the…
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0297 | Super Cannes – J. G. Ballard
Context: Started reading this on the gorgeous Thorntons Beach just south of Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia. Seems like a million years ago now! REVIEW This was quite a strange chilling…
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0271 | Hideous Kinky – Esther Freud
Context: Read this as we cleared out our stuff from our lovely flat in Bar Hill. REVIEW Heard a lot about this novel and watched most of the film with…
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0269 | In Europe – Geert Mak
Context: Finally finished this off at our friends’ lovely house in Beamish, County Durham. REVIEW This was an amazing book and I can’t think why it isn’t better known. For…
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0268 | The Ghost Road – Pat Barker
Context: Weeded my mate’s allotment while reading this. REVIEW The final part of the Regeneration trilogy picks up with Billy Prior getting cleared to return to the front in France…
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0265 | Regeneration – Pat Barker
Context: Read this while we visited our friends’ lovely house in Newcastle. REVIEW I’ve had this on my shelf for a very long time and imminent emigration to Papua New…