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Month: October 2025

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The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov

My thoughts on Mikhail Bulgakov's long-banned satire on Soviet social engineering.
21 October 2025
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Indignity by Lea Ypi
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Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi

This book started with a social media post. The author, Lea Ypi, saw a photo of her grandmother posted online and going…
14 October 2025
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Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu

I wanted to like this novel, but I couldn't. Here's why.
7 October 2025
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September Reading: A Month to Forget

My thoughts on a month when, for once, I didn't enjoy reading. Was it the books, or was it me?
1 October 2025

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