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John Grisham quote: The Tan Lu Swindler

Posted on December 27, 2025 by Topher

My review of John Grisham’s latest dazzling bestseller Continue reading →

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Dream (2024) reviewed

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Topher

Last weekend, my friend asked me what I had in store. Probably reading, I retorted. I’m fighting with this 2,000 page ebook by Murakami. He’s Japanese. I like the plan, he said. It’s cold and very rainy. Perfect for staying … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist (1988) reviewed

Posted on May 17, 2025 by Topher

‘And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.’ Some might be familiar with the phrase, taken from The Alchemist. I should’ve read this book twenty years ago but kept procrastinating. As they say, … Continue reading →

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‘Careless People’ (2025) reviewed

Posted on May 3, 2025 by Topher

A few nights ago, I crested this nonfiction title. Careless People chronicles Kiwi, Sarah Wynn-William’s, journey as a Facebook executive. Careless trended on best sellers lists. FB tried to ban it. This piqued my sis’s interest and I borrowed the … Continue reading →

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Winter ‘24 reads

Posted on August 10, 2024 by Topher

This season’s catalogue starts off with a classic. Since its publication in 1952, The Old Man and the Sea, received tremendous acclaim upon its release. Subsequently, the novella would take out the Pulitzer. Santiago is the eponymous ageing fisherman who … Continue reading →

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‘Fun under the Sun’

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Topher

List five things you do for fun. We all have our hobbies and interests. I recall the first Shohoku practice in the Slam Dunk anime series. Akagi, the incumbent captain ball, asked Rukawa of his hobbies. He mentioned eating and … Continue reading →

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