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Julio Torres recommended The Proof in Books (curated)

 
The Proof
The Proof
Cesar Aira | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"There’s a whole wave of Latin American fiction that I didn’t encounter until later in life. In high school one reads grand narratives like Don Quixote, and Garcia Marquez was the closest to contemporary we got. This felt like watching the movie Ghost World; there’s something very exciting and fun about the quotidian in it."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Ghost of Madison Avenue in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
The Ghost of Madison Avenue
The Ghost of Madison Avenue
Nancy Bilyeau | 2020
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I don't usually read fantasy or ghost stories, but how could I resist something from Nancy Bilyeau written just for this season? This one is sure to be a winner for lovers of this genre, and you can find out why through my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/12/24/restoring-lost-loves/
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated My Lover's Lover in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
My Lover's Lover
My Lover's Lover
Maggie O'Farrell | 2002
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
If Maggie O'Farrell's second novel "My Lover's Lover" is supposed to be her weakest work, then perhaps anyone interested in her work should start with this one, since it is far from weak in my eyes. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2014/11/08/an-ex-lover-ghost-story/
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated The Signalman in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
The Signalman
The Signalman
Charles Dickens | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I've never read a Dicken's novel before, I always felt like I would come out of them dumbfounded... his writing seems too intellectual and educational for my little brain. But, this is just a ghost story, so it was easy enough to get on with!

Yes, I enjoyed this, but it wasn't my favourite short story. A classic old school ghost story, but it could have been so much creepier than it was, so that let me down. There is a slight pang of shock at the tail end of this short, but it's nothing to write home about.

What's most interesting, to me, about this book, is the fact that it's been pulled out of a personal tragedy of Dicken's.
  
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Demi (22 KP) rated A Christmas Carol in Books

Apr 25, 2018  
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, Robert Ingpen | 1843 | Children
9
8.6 (84 Ratings)
Book Rating
A classic
I still love this story after countless readings and about as many reboots. Few are unfamiliar with the story, which lends itself well to contemporary retellings. But I enjoy revisiting the original now and then. It's a very quick read, and one of my favorite ghost stories and tales of redemption. If Scrooge can change, who can't?