This was the first book I read by Susanna Clarke. I heard about it at a friend’s birthday party, after someone gifted this book to the birthday person. After seeing how gorgeous the cover was, and hearing a little bit about the story, I decided to buy it!
Read More βI started reading this book in June and, even though I was enjoying it, life happened and I started reading very infrequently. I feel like this is a cycle that happens every year: in the beginning of the year I read a lot, during winter, and spring. Then summer comes and I stop reading.
Read More βWhen I bought this book, I didn’t notice it had “other stories” in the title. Not only does the book contain 7 other stories from Robert Louis Stevenson, but it also includes biographical and bibliographical information about the author.
Read More βToday, I finished reading “O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis” (The Year of The Death of Ricardo Reis in English) by JosΓ© Saramago, while on a train from Den Haag to Eindhoven, after visiting the Portuguese embassy.
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