DNF. Having read a third of the book, I decided to skip ahead and skim read to the end. This book just wasn't for me. Next! Reading progress update: I've read 30 out of 280 pages: Well, thirty pages into this month's book club pick, I am intrigued what the ladies of the library book ...
A smart, stylish story dissecting the life of one Manfred Baumann a strangely introverted man who works at the bank in Saint-Louis and dines most lunchtimes and evenings at The Restaurant De La Cloche. He regards, in an almost salacious way, a young waitress called Adele Bedeau and when she disappea...
This book was written before the highly successful "His Bloody Project "(shortlisted for the 2016 Booker Prize )and it has some of the same characteristics. The atmosphere and setting (in this case a small Alsatian town) have a surreal touch. It feels as if the whole town is caught in a dark time st...
Der 17-jährige Roderick Macrae erschlägt mit einer Schaufel brutal seine Nachbarsfamilie. Was hat den Jungen zu der Tat getrieben? Das Buch ist wie ein Bericht über wahre Tatsachen aufgebaut, beginnend mit dem Vorwort, in dem der Autor schildert, wie er Informationen über seinen Vorfahr aus divers...
So the Man Booker Prize happened. And once again, I failed to read the entire shortlist before the prize was announced. This year was the closest I have ever come, however, as I finished five and was a third of the way through my sixth, His Bloody Project. This is the first year since I started this...
I would be a terrible juror. I overthink things so much that I would never be able to come to a decision with my fellow jurors. Graeme Macrae Burnet’s His Bloody Project was just a reminder of just how bad I would be if I ever had to decide someone’s guilt or innocence. (Also, I’ve read too many mys...
Lost my Original review on Goodreads ( 2015) and as this was one of my favourite books just had to rewrite it. His Bloody Project - Graeme Macrae Burnet So gripping and atmospheric, a clever psychological thriller I would never have picked up this book had it not been chosen for this month's boo...
So gripping and atmospheric, a clever psychological thriller I would never have picked up this book had it not been chosen for this month's book club read as neighter the cover or the blurb appealed to me and while I rarely enjoy Man booker prize winners, I loved this one for its cleverness, athmo...
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