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Darryl Friesen
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Rumer Godden can do claustrophobic and unsettling so well!!
— Sep 03, 2026 08:33AM
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Darryl Friesen
is on page 130 of 258
I cannot get over how tense and unsettling this book is!! These is something so dark and sinister unravelling these nuns…
— Sep 07, 2026 07:52PM
Darryl Friesen
is on page 38 of 258
The Palace is creeeeeeepy…
Mr Dean is creeeeeeepy…
Ayah is creeeeeeepy…
😱😱😱
— Sep 02, 2026 04:27PM
Mr Dean is creeeeeeepy…
Ayah is creeeeeeepy…
😱😱😱
Darryl Friesen
is on page 20 of 258
Godden’s settings are simply exquisite! They’re so sensual—you can smell the humidity and plants, feel the heat, see the colours of the jungle and the people’s clothing… She’s just so good at that!!
There’s also an undertone of menace in this opening… 🫣
— Sep 01, 2026 01:47PM
There’s also an undertone of menace in this opening… 🫣
Darryl Friesen
is starting
Buddy read with Amy, Elizabeth, and Susan! Really excited to get to my third Godden novel with such good bookish friends!
— Sep 01, 2026 09:03AM