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Some of the games I've been enjoying so far in 2024.

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Book 22: The Disaster Tourist, by Yun Ko-eun. Translated from Korean by Lizzie Buehler.

A fascinating story about the dark side of the tourism industry, our fascination with disaster, and the ecological damage humans cause.

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Book 21: Jamaica Inn, by Daphne du Maurier. A re-read of this atmospheric classic. Desolate landscapes, unsavoury characters, good story, well written!

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Book 20: My Father's House, by Joseph O'Connor.
Based on true events, this is the story of a courageous group of people led by Monseigneur Hugh O'Flaherty in Vatican City who risked their lives helping thousands of Jews and Allied POWs get out of Nazi-occupied Rome.
Gripping story, well written.

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Book no. 19: This is Happiness, by Niall Williams. Beautifully written, wonderful observations on life and loss in rural Ireland. A slow read, one to be savoured.

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Book 18: Last Night at the Lobster, by Stewart O'Nan. 🦞
What an absolute gem! Who would have thought that the last hours of a run-down restaurant could make for such compelling reading? Maybe not for you if you're expecting a lot of action, but the setting and atmosphere are excellent. Recommended!

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Book 17: The Last Animal, by Ramona Ausubel.
Lessons in Chemistry meets Jurassic Park: woolly mammoths and feminism! 🦣

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Book 16: The Foundling, by Stacey Halls
London, 1754. A young woman goes back to the Foundling Hospital to collect her daughter, having left her there to be cared for 6 years before. Only to find out she has already been claimed. But who could have done that, and how?
Good story, well written. Enjoyed it very much.

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Book 15: Bloedbroeders, by Arttu Tuominen. Translated from Finnish by Anne-Marie Raas.
Original title: Verivelka.
A man is fatally stabbed at a drink-fuelled get-together.
What seems like an open-and-shut case becomes complicated, as it turns out killer, victim and police inspector went to school together.
Good story, alternating between present day and their childhood days.

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