Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
Category: Book Review
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👀 First impressions:From the opening pages, The Unconsoled plunges you into a disorienting, dreamlike world where nothing quite makes sense. The protagonist, Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in an unnamed European city for a performance, but the narrative quickly dissolves into surreal encounters, impossible geography, and time that bends in inexplicable ways. It feels like being trapped in…
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👀 First impressions:Beneath a Scarlet Sky is based on the extraordinary true story of Pino Lella, a young Italian who becomes involved in the resistance during World War II. I was drawn to this book because it promised to explore a part of history we don’t often see in fiction, the Italian perspective of the war. First…
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👀 First impressions:Thrown by Sara Cox is her debut novel, a charming slice of life set around a pottery class in a small northern town. I’ve been listening to Sara on the radio for years, her warmth and humour have always made her one of my favourites, and I was curious to see how that translated onto…
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👀 First impressions:Sarah Rees Brennan is known for her witty, fast-paced writing, and Long Live Evil immediately promises a fresh spin on classic villain tropes. The premise hooked me right away: what if the so-called “bad guys” weren’t quite as evil as the stories made them seem? The title alone sets the stage for a mischievous, tongue-in-cheek look…
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👀 First impressions:When The Fault in Our Stars was first published in 2012, it became a cultural phenomenon, topping bestseller lists and inspiring a devoted following. John Green tells the story of Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old living with terminal cancer, and Augustus Waters, a witty and charismatic boy she meets at a support group. Their relationship begins…
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👀 First impressions:Published in 1985, Less Than Zero was Bret Easton Ellis’s debut novel, written while he was still a college student. It follows Clay, a young man returning home to Los Angeles for winter break. Instead of comfort, he finds a world of shallow parties, drug-fuelled nights, and friends lost in excess. With its minimalist style and…
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👀 First impressions:Walking Practice is unlike anything I’ve ever read before, a strange, surreal, and confronting novella that blends body horror, satire, and social commentary. Originally published in Korean in 2013 and recently translated into English, it tells the story of a shapeshifting alien who takes on different human forms to lure men, seduce them, and consume…
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👀 First impressions:This has been one of those books sitting on my “to read” list for years, and I was lucky enough to stumble across a copy in a charity shop. First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee quickly became one of the most significant works of American history ever written. Dee Brown, a librarian…
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👀 First impressions:Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad is a startling reimagining of Mary Shelley’s monster, relocated to the chaotic streets of post-invasion Iraq. Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, it follows Hadi, a junk dealer who collects body parts from bombing sites and stitches them together, hoping to give the victims a dignified burial. Instead, the…
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