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I think this is my favourite sci-fi in a long while. Fingers crossed for the ending...

I'm really feeling for the robots...

Enjoying this one a lot so far...

This is a fascinating insight into the life of the poor and working class in the East End, during the latter half of the 19th century. But it is also so sad, as we know where the trajectory of each of these lives ends...

Fact really can be stranger than fiction.

Gripping...

I'm making slow progress, as this is my first 'proper book' in Italian (I’ve read a few short stories previously). But I'm really enjoying it - the language is elegantly simple. I hope to be finished by Christmas ;)

I can understand why this book was such a success - I feel I'm on the coastal path with Moth and Ray. I spent most of my childhood holidays in Cornwall, so I know many of the places mentioned. But it's so disappointing to know that it's not actually true. I am curious to find out which parts were embellished/fabricated... Something to Google once I'm done.

There's good info here, but like many health books, it's quite repetitive. Plus it has that positivity that will either energise you, or irritate you, depending on your mood and outlook. The jury's out until I finish...

After all the furore, should this be shelved as fiction?

So when do they get in the balloon...?

Entertaining, but not quite my cup of poison....

Only just started, but I've been sucked in already....

I'm really enjoying this. Swift captures the period perfectly, while the writing flows so effortlessly.