Monthly Archives: June 2017

Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Posted on June 24, 2017 by bookbii

“One is not born a chameleon, one becomes one.” Huzzah! After what feels like months of being unable to read fiction, of picking books up and abandoning them after 50 or so pages, I was beginning to believe that my … Continue reading →

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Notes From No Man’s Land by Eula Biss

Posted on June 11, 2017 by bookbii

“Our willingness to believe the news is, in many cases, not entirely innocent.” In my weaker moments, those moments when I have desired nothing so much as the comforting thud of an enveloped book arriving through my letterbox, I have … Continue reading →

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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer (translated by Shaun Whiteside)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by bookbii

“It’s only since I’ve slowed down that the forest around me has come to life.” Yet again I abandoned a book this week, this is becoming a disturbingly regular habit (okay, it’s twice). This time it was Jessica J Lee’s … Continue reading →

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