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manuwrites
Dec 2, 20231 min
W. Somerset Maugham
I’m coming to this distinguished author rather late, but perhaps it is best this way. At times W. Somerset Maugham is not easy to read or...
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manuwrites
Apr 28, 20231 min
Sharing book titles
The Courage Of Hopelessness by Slavoj Zizek is a necessary read. Tackling our troubled times from the point of view of hopelessness.The...
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manuwrites
Jan 18, 20221 min
Elizabeth Gilbert’s City of Girls
What a read! A confession of sorts within an answer to a question…”What were you to my father?” A declaration of having existed on this...
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manuwrites
Jan 7, 20222 min
Chineasy by SHAOLAN
Back to basics Characters representing words placed on an associated pictorial (see cover page drawing where feet and a head were added...
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manuwrites
Dec 24, 20211 min
Tea at Fortnum & Mason
Richly Historied It is no secret that I adore books. So, for friends and family, it is a no brainer to shop for me at Christmas or...
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manuwrites
Dec 17, 20212 min
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
This book was recommended to me by a friend. Do your friend(s) a kindness and do the same because it is worth it. Written in a genteel...
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manuwrites
Dec 3, 20213 min
Virginia Woolf and doughnuts
A Room of One’s Own Consider this…The doughnut hole is an integral part of the doughnut. It has a designation (doughnut hole) and a...
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manuwrites
Jun 8, 20212 min
Ethan Hawke’s A Bright Ray of Darkness
The sky will not stop sobbing. When Zeus thunders, my dog Charlie follows suit, bursting into aggressive high pitched barks. Candles are...
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manuwrites
May 28, 20212 min
Teju Cole’s Open City
modern stream of consciousness I have just shut this book; still warm to the touch. It is the first time I have read this...
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