Characters you're 'rooting' for throughout. An exposé of societal abuses and impact on community and individuals. Yet the same community resilience and fight-back. Amazingly...Hope!
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Created by Cincise31
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Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
5 stars
Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.
It's …
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A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
4 stars
When, in 1922, thirty-year-old Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, he is sentenced to …
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Cincise31 says: Fast paced, easy read...a short jaunt through an episode in Gary's life. Wraps up nicely at the end. Quirky and observational humour - that we can expect from Bob. Read with his voice in your head.
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Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
3 stars
Reminded me of 'The Wedding'by Dorothy West (1920). Although, this spans three generations. A humane exploration of the 'passing as …
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3 stars
Racism and 'passing' (as white) when the lighter skinned you were....the more opportunities you had to aspire in 'white society'. …
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A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin (Inspector Rebus, #24)
5 stars
John Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial, facing the rest of his life behind bars. How …
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The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
The Climate Book is a collective non-fiction book directed by the climate activist Greta Thunberg. The original English edition was …
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This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate is Naomi Klein's fourth book; it was published in 2014 by Simon & …
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Cincise31 says: True to form....Lucy matures with age. The indulgence by the coast that is Elizabeth Strout. Up there as one of the best.
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Cincise31 says: Revisiting the Slow Horses. It's winter, wrapped up reading!
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4 stars
London’s Slough House is where disgraced MI5 operatives are reassigned to spend the rest of their spy careers pushing paper. …
Cincise31 says: Imagery of Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb....does it for me!
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5 stars
"What happens when an old spook starts to lose his mind? Do the Services have a retirement home for people …
