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Yukari

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Michelle McNamara: I'll Be Gone in the Dark (EBook, 2018, HarperCollins) 4 stars

For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in …

Review of "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

What an incredible book. All the EAR/GSK stories are chilling, but more than anything, I am in awe with Michelle’s talent as writer as well as her tenacity. What a loss. But at least now we wait for truths to come out from the authorities. Thank you @PaulHoles for your contribution among others.

Kazuo Ishiguro: The Buried Giant (Paperback, 2015, Knopf) 4 stars

The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist …

Review of 'The Buried Giant: A novel' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'm not a huge fantasy fan, and it was hard to read through all the archaic way that talk...I found it a little long winded, which isn't unusual for Ishiguro. I was expecting a bigger reveal at the end, but a beautiful sentiment nonetheless.

Donna Tartt: The Goldfinch (2013, Little, Brown and Company) 4 stars

"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, …

Review of 'The Goldfinch' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Beautiful story. I loved reading about the protagonist's mother's memory but some parts were much too philosophical and almost tedious. I felt sorry the protagonist wasn't as happy as he should be.