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Book review: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

All hail Sally Rooney, right? The long-awaited third novel came out mid-September, and you bet I got hands on it as soon as I could. But did it live up to Normal People’s levels of angst, frustration and complex characterisation? You bet your booty it did! It had even more! And I’m going to talkContinue reading “Book review: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney”

Book Review: Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Full disclaimer here, I love Trent Dalton. I also want to be Trent Dalton. He’s an Australian journalist and author, currently writing features for The Weekend Australian Magazine and is expecting his fourth novel to be published in late October this year (expect a book review for that one too). *There are no spoilers inContinue reading “Book Review: Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton”

Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

If you know anything about books, you would have heard of this one. This book is known for emotionally destroying its readers, and for this reason, I need to mention its extensive list of trigger warnings before I get any further into this review. *There are no spoilers in this review.* TW: sexual abuse, childContinue reading “Book Review: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara”