Tag: fiction

• Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor

  

  A review of the book Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor.

  jhodik

  May 29, 2025

  2025 Top Reads, Contemporary Fiction

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• Circe by Madeline Miller

  

  A review of the book Circe by Madeline Miller. One of my favourites of 2025 so far.

  jhodik

  March 19, 2025

  2025 Top Reads, Contemporary Fiction

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• February’s Update

  

  A roundup of what I have read and reviewed in February 2025 as well as a little look ahead to what is coming up next month.

  jhodik

  February 28, 2025

  Newsletter

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• The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner

  

  A review of the book The Children’s Bach by Helen Garner.

  jhodik

  February 25, 2025

  Australian fiction, fiction

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• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

  

  A review of the fabulous book Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt.

  jhodik

  February 24, 2025

  2025 Top Reads, Contemporary Fiction, fiction, Holiday Reads

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• January’s Reading

  

  A roundup of what I have read and reviewed in January 2025.

  jhodik

  January 31, 2025

  Newsletter

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• The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable

  

  A review of the book The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable.

  jhodik

  January 30, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction

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• Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton

  

  A review of the book Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton.

  jhodik

  January 30, 2025

  2024 Top Reads, Contemporary Fiction

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• The People On Platform 5 by Clare Pooley

  

  A review of the book The People on Platform 5 by Clare Pooley.

  jhodik

  January 27, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction, Holiday Reads

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• The Party by Tessa Hadley

  

  A review of the book The Party by Tessa Hadley.

  jhodik

  January 23, 2025

  Contemporary Fiction

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