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Stephen Hayes
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Born
in Durban, South Africa
Website
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Genre
Influences
Member Since
December 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/hayesstw
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Of Wheels and Witches
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2014
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The Enchanted Grove
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2021
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Cross Purposes
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The Year of the Dragon
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African Initiatives in Healing Ministry
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Black charismatic Anglicans: The Iviyo loFakazi bakaKristu and its relations with other renewal movements
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The Last Anniversary -- a quintessentially Australian book
The Last Anniversary by Liane MoriartyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A quintessentially Australian book.
While reading it I was reminded of other Australian novels I have read, like The Slap, The Glade Within the Grove and The Only Daughter. Of these stories one could say, "only in Australia".
Is this a recommendation?
In a way it is. I think that if you enjoyed any of those books, you will probably al Read more of this blog post »
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read in March 2021
Stephen Hayes said:
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Done proofreading, updated all three versions. Merged review:
I wrote it, so I'm hoping that others will rate it and review it. The ebook version is now available. ...more "
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An academic novel. According to the blurb it was very funny, and perhaps when it was first published it was, but there have been several funnier ones published since then, notably The Naked Gods and The History Man, which fall into the same category ...more |
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I've just read this, and in view of your interest in ancient Greek literature, I wondered what you thought of it. Not pressing you to write a review,
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"I read this because it was required reading of the daughter of a Greek shipping tycoon that I was tutoring in English at her home in Nea Psychico, Athens. We went page by page 3 afternoons a week so that she could fully understand it. Her mother woul"
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"Lit-fic is really not my genre. Lit-fic books often feel as if they're trying too hard to be meaningful and authentic, yet without standing for anything or having any particular aim beyond producing a profundity of feels in the reader. (The film Stra"
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"Be Kind...
Rewind PULLED IN: A Short Horror Story by Matthew Nordman 4 stars. Ben was up long past midnight, trying to digitize his mother's old VHS cassette tapes for her birthday... He was finally on the last one... It would've bugged him mightily to s" Read more of this review » |
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“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings
― Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings
“Conservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy.”
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“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”
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“It's only human nature for dogs to chase motorbikes”
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