This book is bonkers, but that's mainly its point of course. It has other points too, and I'll get to those, but first I'll introduce it more formally. De'Ath takes a holiday is billed by its author, Australian comedian and satirist Shaun Micallef, as "the origin story of the first real vampyre (not Dracula)", which … Continue reading Shaun Micallef, De’Ath takes a holiday (#BookReview)
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Shirley Jackson, The lottery (#Review)
As a lover of short stories, I have wanted to read Shirley Jackson's "The lottery" for some time. With Kate selecting it as October's Six Degrees starting work, now seemed the perfect time! Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) pops up on blogosphere with some consistency, and is clearly well-regarded. Her career spanned two decades and, during that … Continue reading Shirley Jackson, The lottery (#Review)
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