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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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It was early spring, and the second day of our journey.

The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy

The Beggar by Naguib Mahfouz

The Thief and the Dogs by Naguib Mahfouz

Autumn Quall by Naguib Mahfouz

Deed of Trust by Claudia Allen

Dear Elizabeth by Sarah Ruhl

Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn

The Round and Other Cold Hard Facts by JMG le Clezio

Fire Down Below by William Golding

Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura

The Long Valley by John Steinbeck

Being the Change by Sara K Ahmed

August 23, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Kreutzer Sonata – 4/5 Stars This is a strange murder story by Leo Tolstoy in which we find a man who murdered his wife for having an affair (having caught her in the act) and then in acquitted. I am not spoiling this story for you at all because all of this is told to you in the first few pages. But what comes out of this telling is more about the nature of his crime and how he found himself in the position […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: autumn quall, claudia allen, cult x, dear elizabeth, deed of trust, fire down below, Fuminori Nakamura, JMG le Clezio, john steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Naguib Mahfouz, Sara K Ahmed, Sarah Ruhl, sarah rulh, the beggar, the kreutzer sonata, the long valley, the round and other cold hard facts, the thief and the dogs, Timothy Zahn, william golding

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:473 · Genres: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: autumn quall, claudia allen, cult x, dear elizabeth, deed of trust, fire down below, Fuminori Nakamura, JMG le Clezio, john steinbeck, Leo Tolstoy, Naguib Mahfouz, Sara K Ahmed, Sarah Ruhl, sarah rulh, the beggar, the kreutzer sonata, the long valley, the round and other cold hard facts, the thief and the dogs, Timothy Zahn, william golding ·
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