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The novel, Before the Coffee Gets Cold is the first of a series of six. Originally written in Japanese, the title being コーヒーが冷めないうちに, it was translated into English by Geoffrey Trousselot. The series is composed of six short 300 hundred paged novels written by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. The novelty of this
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Ken Follet is one of my absolute favourite authors. He is the writer that got me into reading in the first place and for that, I will be ever grateful. He is most famous for his early career writing thrillers in the 1980s. After gaining some recognition he decided to
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And Then There Were None is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, published in 1939. It was originally published under a different title but officially changed to its present title in 1985. The title originates from the last line of an 1869 minstrel song by Frank Green, which serves as
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The youngest of the Brontë sisters, Anne Brontë earned her place among her siblings with her novel: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. It is considered one of the greatest feminist novels of the 19th century alongside her sister Charlotte’s Jane Eyre. Anne was born in Thornton, West Yorkshire in
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Emily Brontë was born two years after her equally talented sister, Charlotte Brontë. She is known for her gothic and only novel: Wuthering Heights. It is a novel that shocked the general public when it was released for its violence and depiction of mental health. Emily brought a brave approach
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Eldest of the Brontë sisters, Charlotte Brontë is best known for her novel Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre follows an eponymous heroine grow from adolescence into a grown woman. It is renowned within the gothic fiction genre and is an inspiration for many writers. Charlotte was born in 1816 in Thornton
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Garmus’ debut novel: Lessons in Chemistry is a newly added favourite of mine. A tragicomedy published in 2022, it has achieved numerous awards including Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Debut 2022 and multiple Book of the Year in 2022. Bonnie Garmus wrote one novel before Lessons in Chemistry but was
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“What real love is. It is blind devotion, unquestioning self-humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your whole heart and soul to the smiter.” (page 276) Great Expectations At the start of the tale, Philip “Pip” Pirrip, is visiting his parents at
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"The world was FUBAR now" (page 75) The 5th Wave is the first in a dystopian trilogy by Rick Yancey. It was published in 2013 and a movie adaptation was made in 2016. The 5th Wave is a young-adult, sci-fi and action-filled novel. It's packed with
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Gustave Flaubert “One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.” The French novelist Gustave Flaubert was born on the 12th of December 1821. He is considered to be one of France's most influential writers. Flaubert became a leading literary realism writer;
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"Thought - to call it by a prouder name than it deserved - had let its line down the stream" (page 2) The Life of Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf, born in 1882, is today considered as one of the most accomplished female modernist writers of the 20th century.
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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery with its timeless charm and comforting familiarity, holds a special place in my heart. I remember first receiving the book as a gift at the age of eleven. The difficult vocabulary and endless rows of small text were daunting at first, especially