Tag: Read
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Everything I Read in 2022
A little retroactive post never hurt anyone. With July 2nd marking the midpoint of the year, I thought it would be fun to put out a post officially listing what I read in 2022 (even if every book has been reviewed prior to this). I actually read more than I realised in 2022, and more…
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The Pros and Cons of Novellas
If you look around the posts on this website, you’ll notice I’m quite the fan of shorter fiction. For me, novellas hit a sweet spot between length, depth, creativity, and value for money. But, much like any other form of fiction, novellas have their pros and cons. Some people really dislike them, and others (like…
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Novels with ‘Bland Cover Syndrome’
I tend to mention from time-to-time that covers are important, even if the contents of a novel are all that actually matters in the end. A creative, satisfying, and refined cover that conveys quality (as well as the tone of the story) is essential to making a book more enticing to shoppers. That’s why I…
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Books That Bored Me to Death
As much as I like reading, I also find myself wanting to toss a book aside if I’m not invested after a handful of chapters. Sometimes it’s the style of writing, the lacklustre story, the literary era, the audience it was written for, or the genre. Sometimes it may just be me and my preferences!…
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My Most Used Reading White Noise Videos
If you’re like me, then it doesn’t take much to agitate you when reading. A slight murmur of someone in the other room, the muffled noise of the television downstairs, your phone going off, or even just the neighbour’s yappy dog – it’ll drag your mind away from the book before you. In many cases,…
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Books with Abstract/Interesting Covers
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but that really is the first thing you judge it by. Just as we make first impressions based on someone’s appearance — their features, fashion, and hygiene — we make a first impression with a book. Similarly to when someone you know changes their style…
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Everything I Read in 2023
2023 had its ups and downs, as well as plenty of pauses in my reading habits thanks to life and other responsibilities. Despite these occasional stutters, I still managed to read a good handful of books. Regardless, here’s to a better year in 2024, as well as a lot more reading on my part. Please…
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Sixty Books I Want to Read Based on Their Covers
As the title states, here is a rather lengthy showcase of sixty titles I’d like to read, purely because their cover is cool or interesting to me. Let me be clear that these are in no particular order, but I hope you can pick out a few for yourself and maybe give them a read….
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Re-Read Your Childhood Favourites
Readers are creatures of habit, ones forged during our formative years. Anyone with an affinity for books in their matured years will, in most cases, have grown up with reading. Whilst many children were encouraged or ‘forced’ to read during the primary/elementary school days, it is unlikely that many of them ever carried on reading…
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Some of the Best Book Collections
Books are renowned for their aesthetic abilities, so here are some of my favourite collections of authors’ works or series. Kazuo Ishiguro — Modern F&F Faber & Faber’s minimalist approach to their modern reprints of Ishiguro’s work are amongst some of my favourite designs for a book cover, ever. Speaking of covers only: A Pale…