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15 booksBest magical Realism on your shelf
Magical realism is a genre I love and I dont see enough people talking about it. Lets create our small space here!
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22 booksLiving on my living room table
Books to read or re-home so I can use my table again. Somebody please stop me picking up more books 😅
Elis's Most Popular Reviews
Probably not a good sign that Miss Bates' ramblings were among the more enjoyable parts for me
This would be an interesting literary read. I find I have lots of questions about world events or prevalent ideas that inspired the author.
For the story itself, it's clear there are lots of ideas being presented, but it all feels more tell than show.
This is such a nostalgic book for me. The first time I read it was my dad's beaten-up paper-back and then later I found the audiobook as read by Chris Barrie. I love both versions.
For audiobook folks: Chris' impressions of his co-stars are so spot on! Even if you're not usually an audiobook fan, I do recommend you give this one a try.
Love Kidd's writing style and the easy blending of magic and setting. Characters are hilarious and charming.
Story could have been interesting but couldn't get past the tonedeafness and the unnecessary gross takes (ableism, racism, insinuations of r*pe & victim blaming).