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Five Books I’ve Read

An occasional series of five thematically linked short reviews of books I’d particularly recommend

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Five Weird and Wonderful Works of Fiction I've Read
Five Norwegian Novels I've Read
Five Novels I've Read with Memorable Opening Lines
Five Novels I've Read Set in London
Five Japanese Novels I've Read
Five Novels I've Read About Art
Five Novels I've Read Set in New York
Five Comfort Reads I've Read
Five Rediscovered Classics I've Read
Five Novellas I've Read
Five Books Translated From French That I've Read
Five Canadian Novels I've Read
Five Novels I've Read About Friendship
Five Irish Novels I've Read
Five Novels I've Read About Immigrants
Five Novels I've Read About Books
Five Novels I've Read About Food
Five Australian Novels I've Read
Five Short Story Collections I've Read

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