Book Review: Bellies
August 13, 2024
Through understated prose and a deep care for her characters, Dinan explores the challenges and rewards of being vulnerable.
Through understated prose and a deep care for her characters, Dinan explores the challenges and rewards of being vulnerable.
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These prompts encourage philosophers young and old to ponder life’s mysteries, and embrace the idea that not every question has an answer.
These tales are reminiscent of Dahl’s whimsical storytelling, making them a captivating read for anyone looking to dive back into literature.
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A fantastic example of dark academia done well, Àbíké-Íyímídé’s writing lent this book the perfect amount of atmospheric pull and suspense.
The story is full of clever twists. It’s a very sophisticated debut, and I’m hungry to read whatever she writes next.
If you want a series that you can commit to, this is the perfect one. It’s funny, emotional and intense, all at the same time.
This title was first published over a century ago, yet its thesis of a collective democratic future still holds a great deal of relevance.
If you like genre mixing, strangely wholesome narratives, and a deeply human story, The Ministry of Time is for you.
Descriptions of the Siberian landscape and the life of the inmates at work and at ‘home’ are thoroughly engaging.
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This is such a wonderful and heartfelt declaration of love for our natural world and a warm plea to work together to protect it.
This novel is an ode to queer love, a gripping war story, a treatise on the necessity of poetry and language for the human spirit.
Though long dead, Catullus is an accessible poet for the modern reader because he wrote candidly about love, jealousy, hate and politics.
In The Ring is an uplifting novel about a bisexual girl with anxiety who starts boxing to cope. This book made me sign up for a boxing class!
This is a great pick-me-up for anyone in need of an easy romance with amazing character development and a light-hearted love story.
I see this book not only as a tale of endurance, but a testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of solidarity.
Another jam-packed adventure story in the Crookhaven series that will leave you desperate to read what comes next!
Thought-provoking, unusual, clever and huge fun, I can say with certainty that this will be in my top 5 books of the year, if not number 1!