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Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

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Title: A Wrinkle in Time Author: Madeleine L’Engle Genre: Classics / Science Fiction / Young Adult Date: 2014 (1962) Publisher: Puffin Classics Pages: 288 Started: 15th August 2017 Completed: 15th August 2017 Rating: 4/5 Summary: It was a dark and stormy night. Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons Meg, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend… Continue reading Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
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Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

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Title: The Mysterious Affair at Styles Author: Agatha Christie Genre: Classics / Mystery Date: 2004 (1920) Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: 304 Started: 18th June 2017 Completed: 22nd June 2017 Rating: 4.5/5 Summary: The famous case that launched the career of Hercule Poirot. When a wealthy heiress is murdered, Poirot steps out of retirement to find the killer. As the master detective makes his way through… Continue reading Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
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Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

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Title: The Handmaid’s Tale Author: Margaret Atwood Genre: Classics / Science Fiction / Dystopia Date: 2007 (1985) Publisher: Vintage Books Pages: 324 Started: 23rd June 2017 Completed: 24th June 2017 Rating: 5/5 Summary: The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness.… Continue reading Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

Book Review: The Blazing World and Other Writings by Margaret Cavendish
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Book Review: The Blazing World and Other Writings by Margaret Cavendish

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Title: The Blazing World and Other Writings  Author: Margaret Cavendish Genre: Classics / Science Fiction  Date: 1994 (1666) Publisher: Penguin Classics Pages: 272 Started: 2nd May 2017 Completed: 5th May 2017 Rating: 4/5 Summary: Flamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of the seventeenth century’s most striking figures: a woman who ventured into the male spheres of politics, science, philosophy and… Continue reading Book Review: The Blazing World and Other Writings by Margaret Cavendish