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Jun 18, 20151 min read
316. Émile Zola - The Kill
This is no.2 in the series and is quite extraordinary. Aristide, an ineffectual and vacillating son of Pierre in no.315 above, has moved...
Jan 1, 20151 min read
273. Fred Vargas - Have Mercy On Us All
A Christmas present from Ben. I had read one of hers before, which I didn’t really enjoy, but this was excellent. A bizarre plot...
Dec 22, 20141 min read
271. Émile Zola - Germinal
Possibly the best book I have read this year. Zola completely turns 19th century fiction on its head and writes a book in which the...