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Top Ten Tuesdays: Ten Best Books of 2014 (So Far)

Today, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list the top ten best books we have read in 2014. I’ve read 25 books this year so far, so there’s not actually that many to choose from. That being said, all these books that I list here are genuinely good reads…

We Need New Names

I got this book back in October and I was really stoked to read it. Unfortunately, I stumbled on a few not-so-great reviews of the book, and put it aside to read at some other time. However, the cover was just so bright and appealing that I couldn’t postpone my reading of this book for…

Teaser Tuesdays: We Need New Names

So far in, I love this book. Want a reason why? Read this beautifully written paragraph about a group of children consoling a man suffering from AIDS. It’s written simply like how a child would say it, but also so beautifully. I have bolded the names of the children in this excerpt. Stina reaches and…

Man Booker 2013 Shortlist Announced

And the books that made it to the shortlist are: We Need New Names – NoViolet Bulawayo The Luminaries – Eleanor Catton Harvest – Jim Crace The Lowland – Jhumpa Lahiri A Tale For The Time Being – Ruth Ozeki The Testament of Mary – Colm Toibin The book that I was rather hopelessly gunning…