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The Frigate Bird: Fear and loathing on Penrhyn Island

May 27, 2016January 4, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 5 Comments

The Frigate Bird, Alistair Campbell, 1989

  • Cook Islands, #7
  • £0.01 from amazon.co.uk
  • Read: October 2015 (and again in May 2016)
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: Ukulele players with dark pasts

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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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The Fortunes of Richard Mahony

May 22, 2015August 7, 2015 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony, Henry Handel Richardson, 1930

  • Australia, #9
  • Kindle, £2.68 from amazon
  • Read October 2014
  • Rating: 2.5/5
  • Recommended for: Those willing to plod through a tedious middle section for the reward of some serious pathos at the end

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