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Yllacaspia is on page 175 of 420 of Prep
May 11, 2021 05:32PM Add a comment
Prep

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Yllacaspia is reading Circe
Fantastic read.
Oct 28, 2020 09:55AM Add a comment
Circe

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Yllacaspia is reading Little White Lies
Terrible book. Overwritten and burdened with a cast of unlikeable and frankly quite stupid characters who I found it hard to give a damn about as they navigate a series of Hollyoaks-style twists and turns. I resent the fact that this is book has been positioned as "women's fiction" : as a woman I feel I deserve better.
Oct 16, 2020 10:25AM Add a comment
Little White Lies

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Yllacaspia is reading Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall
Interesting series of loosely interlinked tales about love and music - the main point of attraction is in Ishiguro's style of storytelling which transcends the unappealing characters.
Oct 08, 2020 01:35PM Add a comment
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

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Yllacaspia is finished with Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story
Rollicking ride through the life of a true legend. I recommend the audiobook version.
Oct 08, 2020 01:31PM Add a comment
Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story

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Yllacaspia is reading The Great Gatsby
A quick re-read, in light of the imminent film release.
Apr 05, 2013 08:25AM Add a comment
The Great Gatsby

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Yllacaspia is on page 33 of 399 of Gone Girl
It's a thriller. I'm intrigued. THAT IS ALL.
Apr 05, 2013 01:45AM Add a comment
Gone Girl

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Yllacaspia is on page 332 of 569 of The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
I'm finding this easy to put down because it's a pain to carry around everywhere.
Apr 02, 2013 03:44AM Add a comment
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)

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Yllacaspia is on page 200 of 569 of The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
I'm finding this easy to put down because it's a pain to carry around everywhere.
Apr 02, 2013 03:44AM Add a comment
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)

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Yllacaspia is on page 131 of 352 of The Swimming-Pool Library
Is it just me, or is this book rather racist? All this fetishising of black men by white aristocrats makes my stomach turn, rather. Also, I find the emphasis on sex and nothing else rather tiring after a while.
Apr 02, 2013 03:41AM Add a comment
The Swimming-Pool Library

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Yllacaspia is finished with Mr Phillips
Hmmm...not sure what to think about all the circularity at the end.
Mar 28, 2013 06:56AM Add a comment
Mr Phillips

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Yllacaspia is on page 139 of 268 of Mr Phillips
What is is exactly in the language of this book and others of its time that exudes the scent of the New Labour years. I can't put my finger on it, but it's there, very much there.
Mar 27, 2013 04:51AM Add a comment
Mr Phillips

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Yllacaspia is on page 200 of 509 of Kraken
I keep seeing this in the pile and thinking "I will finish it when I finish the thing I am reading" and then moving it and not being able to find it when I want it.
Mar 25, 2013 10:06AM Add a comment
Kraken

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Yllacaspia is on page 75 of 320 of Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
As with all A de B's books, this is one of those things you dip into from time to time rather than reading from end to end, so my progress is slow, but I must say that it is a great companion piece to the latest poping.
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Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion

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Yllacaspia is on page 300 of 560 of Mr. Nice
I have sort of lost patience with this one for the time being and now I am becoming superstitious. My current love interest lent me this book the second time we met and I have yet to finish it despite being a fast reader. I am now starting to wonder if there isn't some portentuous magic to this - perhaps the relationship won't survive me finishing the book, a great excuse for not finishing it
Mar 25, 2013 10:04AM Add a comment
Mr. Nice

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