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December 2014: In My Reading Log

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Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods (2014) Comprised of five long and two short works, these tales are peopled with losses and lonelinesses. Hues of red, black and white dominate the volume, with other colours used sparingly for contrast. Panel use is unpredictable, with images sometimes boxed but often sprawling and

December 2014: In My Reading LogBuried In Print2021-02-01T10:44:38-05:00

Hooked on Pat Barker

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Arguably the best novel of the trilogy, for having been nominated for Orange Prize in 1996 and having won the Booker that year, there was no question in my mind as to whether I would read on following Regeneration and The Eye in the Door. Despite my habit of resisting war

Hooked on Pat BarkerBuried In Print2014-02-27T19:10:59-05:00