Scott Birrell Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis review — another American psycho https://t.co/BPs9iKzeRu

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“Before Alice Winn wrote her bestselling debut novel In Memoriam, she had a momentary wobble. “I thought: ‘God, do we really need another World War One story about public school boys?’” says the 30-year-old. The answer, it seems, is yes.” https://t.co/fQ7EEBo7hQ

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Only Kazuo Ishiguro could have written this film. The Remains of the Day, The Buried Giant…only he could have written this. #LivingMovie

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Madeline Miller on The Song of Achilles: ‘It helped people come out to their parents’ https://t.co/RohOiPzBx4

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“Well, sir, if things are real, they’re there all the time.” “Are they?” said the Professor; and Peter did not quite know what to say. - C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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“I’d far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.” - E.M. Forster, A Passage to India

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The Power Broker Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A Caro https://t.co/GgVDMuIqsr

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“Language is courage: the ability to conceive a thought, to speak it, and by doing so to make it true.” - Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

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The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon — a majestic, ambitious masterpiece https://t.co/wSXgQWa4Dt

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‘Chess Story’ Review: Stefan Zweig’s Novella of Playing the Nazis’ Game https://t.co/w1vP1HsEnm