#5Books: Book recs The Haunting of Bly Manor
I watched The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix. I watched The Haunting of Bly Manor willingly, which is apparently a reason I will…
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#5Books: Book Recs and going BAD in Sydney
I experienced my first full online festival this weekend — BAD Sydney Crime Writer’s Festival. I watched and listened to Kathy Reichs, Nicci French,…
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#5Books: Book recs and I’ll be Gone in the Dark, the documentary
Here’s the thing about the doco I’ll be Gone in The Dark: the documentary isn’t just about Michelle McNamara and her work. It’s about…
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The Satapur Moonstone: complex women that are more than what tradition demands of them
What is this about? Perveen Mistry is asked to go to the small state of Satapur to determine how the surviving crown prince, and…
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#5Books: Books recs and a warrior nun and a lawyer come to a tv near me
Okay, first the lawyer — namely Perry Mason. I was interested in Perry Mason because Robert Downey Jnr was supposed to be the lead,…
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The Vanishing Half: is a tale of glorious characterisation, of sisters separated by their choices and their race
What is this about? Stella and Desiree are twins, born in Mallard, Louisiana in a town for Negros who would never be white, but…
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#5Books: books recs and not much more than that
I feel myself unable to be absorbed in reading this week. So much has been happening in the world and in Australia, and I…
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Silent Valley: Mystery and murder in 1950s South Africa
What is this about?: Detective Sergeant Cooper is sent to investigate the death of a Zulu girl in the Drakensberg Mountains near Durban in…
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#5Books: Book recs and old favourites
I’m on a nostalgia kick this last week of the holidays, watching an inordinate amount of Drop Dead Diva. To anyone who doesn’t know:…
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What is Christmas without Sherlock Holmes and The Christmas Demon?
What is this about?: Eve Allerthorpe is about to inherit a lot of money from her aunt, but as she currently believes she’s being…
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