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Title: Mémoire de fille. Writer(s): Annie Ernaux. Publisher: Gallimard.Format: Paperback.Release Date: April 1st, 2016.Pages: 160.Genre(s): Non-Fiction, Memoir.ISBN13: 9782072763137. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Toward the end of 2022, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal … Continue reading A Girl’s Story by Annie Ernaux
Title: The Two Towers.Series: The Lord of the Rings #2. Writer(s): J.R.R. Tolkien. Publisher: HarperCollins.Format: Hardcover.Release Date: October 19th, 2017.Original Release Date: November 11th, 1954.Pages: 456.Genre(s): Fantasy.ISBN13: 9780008264079. My Overall Rating: ★★★★★ Previously in The Lord of the Rings series:The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien. In the midst of immeasurable … Continue reading The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Title: The Nutcracker. Writer(s): E.T.A. Hoffmann.Illustrator(s): Sanna Annukka. Publisher: Ten Speed Press.Format: Hardcover.Release Date: September 11th, 2018.Original Release Date: 1816.Pages: 91.Genre(s): Fantasy.ISBN13: 9780399581526. My Overall Rating: ★★★ There it is, standing tall and proud, right on top of that blazing yet cozy fireplace, solemnly guarding the plate of cookies and cup of milk in a dimly … Continue reading The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Title: Sword of Destiny.Series: The Witcher #0.7. Writer(s): Andrzej Sapkowski.Translator(s): David French. Publisher: Orbit.Format: Hardcover.Release Date: December 6th, 2022.Original Release Date: January 31st, 1993.Pages: 416.Genre(s): Fantasy.ISBN13: 9780316453264. My Overall Rating: ★★★★★ Previously in The Witcher series:The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. For some hunters and slayers, it is easy to bring down creatures through knowledge, magic, … Continue reading Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
Hello everyone, Who doesn't love the anticipation of new releases and things that they plan on doing? Every month there seems to be something new and exciting ready to hit the market for our consumption. Being ready to embrace them with open arms is all we can really do. To showcase this, I'll be sharing … Continue reading My Monthly Anticipation | January 2023
Hello everyone! It's that time of the year when I take a moment to look back on the best stuff I've consumed in 2022 and share it all with you guys! BOOKS. When it comes to reading, I can't complain that I was able to get through what I wanted to get through. Unlike previous … Continue reading A Year in Review – 2022
Title: Krampus: The Yule Lord. Writer(s): Brom. Publisher: Harper Voyager.Format: Hardcover.Release Date: October 30th, 2012.Pages: 357.Genre(s): Fantasy.ISBN13: 9780062095657. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ To be stripped away of your whole raison d'être can be quite a nihilistic experience. And for it to be done by erasing your existence for centuries can be traumatic on one's consciousness, especially … Continue reading Krampus: The Yule Lord by Brom
Title: Darkness at Noon. Writer(s): Arthur Koestler.Translator(s): Daphne Hardy. Publisher: Scribner.Format: Paperback.Release Date: October 17th, 2006.Originally published in: 1940.Pages: 273.Genre(s): Fiction.ISBN13: 9781416540267. My Overall Rating: ★★★★ Beliefs can only get you so far. When enveloped in a layer of honour, humility, and honesty, these beliefs become ingrained into our actions, closed off to the realm of … Continue reading Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
Title: The Outsider. Series: Holly Gibney #1.Writer(s): Stephen King.Narrator(s): Will Patton. Genre(s): Horror, Thriller.Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio.Format: Audiobook. Release Date: May 22nd, 2018.Length: 18 hours and 41 minutes. My Overall Rating: ★★★ Previously in the Bill Hodges Trilogy:Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King.Finders Keepers by Stephen King.End of Watch by Stephen King. There's something utterly … Continue reading The Outsider by Stephen King
Hello everyone, Who doesn't love the anticipation of new releases and things that they plan on doing? Every month there seems to be something new and exciting ready to hit the market for our consumption. Being ready to embrace them with open arms is all we can really do. To showcase this, I'll be sharing … Continue reading My Monthly Anticipation | December 2022
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