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FINISHED:
**Milkman, by Anna Burns**
An instant modern classic. One of those rare books where the style of writing, the depth of observations, and the story itself strongly appealed to me.
**A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller Jr.**
*Foundation* but centered around Earth – both better written and much more engaging (not to mention unexpectedly amusing).
**The Gun Seller, by Hugh Laurie**
Had to remind myself that this was written in the 90s… Some entertaining bits but mostly just same ol’ same ol’ cheesy espionage tropes.
**1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, by W.C. Sellar**
I can see why people consider this a comedy classic and I did chuckle out loud a couple of times but the novelty of it worn off pretty quickly, as the rest of the book was the same joke repeated over and over again just in different context.
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STARTED:
**High-Rise, by J.G. Ballard** Wanna read this before I get to *Crash*
**Mostly Hero, by Anna Burns** Recommended by the same colleague who convinced me to read the Milkman.
Finished
**Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck**
**Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy**
Started
**Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov**
**The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak**
**Anna Karenina, by Leo Tolstoy**
**The Girl With All The Gifts, by M. R. Carey**
**The Domestic Revolution: How The Introduction Of Coal Into Our Homes Changed Everything, by Ruth Goodman**
I have started the expanse series. Listening to leviathan wakes right now as I work. I’ve watched the series but never read all the books so I’m planning to get through them all!
Finished: Sinophagia: A collection of Chinese Horror
Started: American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis