Minnie's Fiction Addiction
Because one more chapter is never enough
Category: Book Review
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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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👀 First impressions:Elizabeth Gilbert, acclaimed for Eat, Pray, Love, offers another intimate exploration of life, love, and resilience in All the Way to the River: Love, Loss and Liberation. Here she uses the image of a river as both metaphor and guide, attempting to chart her way through heartbreak and personal liberation. The premise promises depth and healing,…
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👀 First impressions:I loved the ambition of the structure. Sliding-doors style narratives can often feel confusing, but Knapp manages to weave the three timelines with clarity and precision. I found myself swept along by each version of the boy’s life and invested in the small details that made them unique. The emotional weight of the novel…
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👀 First impressions:Set in 1961 in the Dutch countryside, The Safekeep follows Isabel, a young woman who has dedicated herself to maintaining her late mother’s house with almost obsessive care. Her routines and sense of order are disrupted when her brother Louis arrives with his girlfriend Eva, leaving the two women to share the space in his absence.…
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