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Orbital by Samantha Harvey

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5.0

Filled me with a peaceful existentialism. Stunning!
Henry Henry by Allen Bratton

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3.0

Initially liked but ultimately was a bit full. Too many Henry/Harrys
A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment by John Preston

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5.0

One of the best non-fiction works I’ve read this year. Fascinating, tragic and often deeply funny. I aspire to be as passionate about anything as one player is about badgers.
The Sky Above the Roof by Nathacha Appanah

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4.5

Beautifully lyrical, a very good translation! (I don’t speak french but it just feels right in a way a lot of translated novels do not)