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Fun closed murder-mystery with a lot of men

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

January 29, 2019 by tillie 3 Comments

I am so annoyed at this book. First of all it was way too long. It should have been edited down, not just for length but also several times there was language so floral that it took me completely out of the mystery. I mean stuff like this: “Thankfully, the leaves and twigs are so demoralized by the earlier rain they don’t have the heart to cry out beneath my feet.” Shut up. Just say what you mean. Urh. And every.single.character was a man. And […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr11, Mathildehoeg, muder mystery, Stuart Turton, the seven deaths of evelyn hardcastle, tilliereads

tillie's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr11, Mathildehoeg, muder mystery, Stuart Turton, the seven deaths of evelyn hardcastle, tilliereads ·
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The whole experience of being hit by a bullet is very interesting.

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

January 13, 2019 by tillie Leave a Comment

Orwell is a man of strong convictions. He believes so passionately in the fight against fascism that in 1936 he travels to Barcelona to fight in the revolution. Homage to Catalonia is a detailed account of the politics surrounding the revolution, a fervent defense of the working class and a witness of war from the trenches. “All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” I will be honest and say that the politics interested me […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Barcelona, catalonia, fascism, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, journalism, non fiction, Spain, tilliereads, war

tillie's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Barcelona, catalonia, fascism, George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, journalism, non fiction, Spain, tilliereads, war ·
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