The English Student

So...I read a lot. I mean, a LOT. And my family and friends are, generally, bored of listening to me witter on about books. So here I am, Internet. Lucky you.

 

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reviewed: The Complete Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
The Complete Persepolis - which I think actually compiles two novels, Persepolis and its sequel Persepolis 2 - is an autobiog...
The Complete Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
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reviewed: Ancillary Mercy - Ann Leckie
Ancillary Mercy is the third in Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy following the quest of Breq, who used to be the AI of the war...
Ancillary Mercy - Ann Leckie
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reviewed: Embassytown - China Mieville
A good Mieville is always a treat, and Embassytown is very good Mieville. (Not quite as good as Perdido Street Station, ala...
Embassytown - China Miéville
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reviewed: Goldenhand - Garth Nix
Goldenhand is the fifth book in the Old Kingdom series (well, the fifth-and-a-half if you count The Creature in the Case, whi...
Goldenhand - Garth Nix
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reviewed: A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows is the sequel to Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic; it picks up four months or so after the end of the ...
A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab
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text: The Return of the King - J.R.R. Tolkien
Like the early chapters of Towers, the first couple of chapters of Return are easily my least favourite, dealing as they do w...
The Return of the King  - J.R.R. Tolkien
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text: The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
Lord, the first half of this book is long: not in the sense of number of pages but in the fact that it takes a significant in...
The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkien
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