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Make dumb choices, win stupid prizes. A hauntingly written battle of conscience.
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Make dumb choices, win stupid prizes. A hauntingly written battle of conscience.
#TheElements
pickI remember hearing this story when it happened on Father‘s Day 2005, but couldn‘t remember the outcome of the trial. 3 boys killed when their father‘s car left the road and plunged into a dam. Unthinkable! I am not the only person visiting this book now. Dia Lipa is also reading it. This book irritated me not because of the writing (Helen can do no wrong) but because of the crime I think. There were so many inconsistencies with the evidence. 4⭐️
Been a while since I‘ve relaxed with a book at soccer practice. It‘s warm but pretty nice out! 📖⚽️
I know Boyne is well liked, but apparently he‘s as bad as JKR and I thought people might want to know.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/aug/11/polari-prize-nominees-and-judges-w...
pick“I dreamed that I dreamed about the musty grey soil of the island and the sweet perfume it emits after rainfall, a double remove from a place I will never visit again. My mother explained to me once… We find the scent comforting, she told me, because we want to believe there‘ll be a welcoming place for us one day, when we‘re buried deep inside it.”
Phenomenal. John Boyne never disappoints me.
Hubby is at a late meeting. I‘m in my blanket fort with a flashlight. Shhh….
pickAfter reading Water I moved immediately to this book and for a short book (148 pages) it dealt with a lot of big issues such as sexuality, sex work, abuse, and guilt. Again, a difficult read (and at times I struggled with the timeline of this book and how it fit with the previous, loosely connected book). Still, I am interested in finishing the series.
pickIn this installment a pair of famous footballers are on trial for rape. We follow our MC, Evan, as he takes stock of his life and how he ended up in this situation.
As always, Boyne makes us take a hard look at the consequences of life‘s choices, be it those that we make or those that have been made for us.
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On to Fire! 🔥
pick3.8/5 🌟
Not as good as the first book, but still engaging and worth the read.
