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Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello
3.5
A family drama with a difference. There’s confusion, pain, anger, hurt and betrayal, but what makes this different from other family dramas is it questions what is real.
The History Of England by a partial, prejudiced & ignorant historian by Jane Austen
3.5
One of Jane Austen’s earlier works. This a short piece, and the fun Austen must have had writing this really comes through.
The Mirror and the Palette by Jennifer Higgie
4.0
This isn’t an in-depth read, but a fascinating and enjoyable read which highlight how many talented artists were looked over for being a woman.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.0
As a read there are pages that I could have found long-winded or tiring, there are also many pages that are graphic and unsettling, but what kept my attention was how the subplots and main plot fitted together to tell this story.
The heart of the story is Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist, in trying to solve an old murder they uncover a trail of truly horrific crimes against women. This leads to a truth that not even their employer is prepared for.
Six Tragedies by Lucius Annaeus Seneca
4.0
Six tragedies by Seneca with wonderful insights of being human but it has many scenes of brutal graphic violence that can only be classed as horror, and unsettling reads.
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
4.0
I did not have to read the novel(s) that proceed this as the story goes over events to make this easier to follow.
The third instalment of this trilogy was full of suspense though I knew what was coming.
Camille: A Play in Five Acts (1857) by Alexandre Dumas Jr.
3.5
As a play, the romance is too heightened for me, but what’s interesting about this play is the character of Camille, for when it was written it feels very, very brave.
Patriotism by Yukio Mishima
4.0
This is a short story that draws a very thin line between love, trust, death and honour.
I don’t fully understand why Reiko had to take her own life as it’s the husband who’s caught in a difficult position. I’m thinking, as I keep reading I will come across books that will make this clearer to me, in the meantime for the writing it’s 4*.
TW: suicide
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
4.0
It was good to revisit this one again, each time these plays get easier to read.
You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down by Alice Walker
4.5
I like the style that runs through the short stories in this collection, each one is more than a story and has something to say; and there were moments this felt more like nonfiction than fiction as it voiced ideas that made me look at things from inside out.