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Month: September 2015

The Bone People: Eccentrics at work

September 16, 2015May 17, 2016 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 4 Comments

The Bone People, Keri Hulme, 1984

  • New Zealand, #7
  • Hardback, borrowed from Brent Library, London
  • Read May 2015
  • Rating: 5/5
  • Recommended for: People who have been told they’re too intense; self-identified freaks

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Plumb: The unsurprising hypocrisy of an Important White Man

September 7, 2015May 17, 2016 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

Plumb, Maurice Gee, 1978

  • New Zealand, #6
  • Kindle, £6.99 from Amazon.com
  • Read: May 2015
  • Rating: 3.5/5
  • Recommended for: The disillusioned adult children of narcissists

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Faces in the Water: Blurring the lines of reality

September 2, 2015May 17, 2016 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 2 Comments

Faces in the Water, Janet Frame, 1961

  • New Zealand, #5
  • Kindle, £3.99 from Amazon.co.uk
  • Read April 2015
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: Anyone who’s ever felt their grip on reality might be slipping

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