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Cult Classic, by Sloane Crosley
We probably all experienced the moment when reading a book we suddenly thought – this book should be made into a movie! This is precisely the discovery I made while reading “Cult Classic” by Sloane Crosley. Such a film would be “Inception” meets “When Harry meets Sally” with the exception that in the book, sure,
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Yoga, by Emmanuel Carrère
Writers mainly write about themselves, even if their subconscious exhibitionism hides under the cover of fictional characters. Nowadays, candidly describing one’s personal experiences is seen more and more often in literature. Emmanuel Carrere is a writer who writes about himself. As he says, he never lies in his books, writing openly about his searches, fascinations,
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All the Lovers in the Night, by Mieko Kawakami
I’ve always had a weakness for misfits and loners in novels. Hence, no wonder, after a few pages of the book “All the Lovers in the Night” by Mieko Kawakami, I realized that I really liked the main character, Fuyoko Irie. She is a 34-year-old woman living alone in Tokyo, whose days are filled with