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Friday, 28 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: The Landlady by Roald Dahl

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Card Drawn: Ding-dong. Up until quite recently, I did not know that Roald Dahl was such a prolific short-story writer. I will a...
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Monday, 24 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: For Esmé—with Love and Squalor by J.D. Salinger

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Card Drawn: Shhhh...it's me. J.D.  I will always have a soft spot for J.D. Salinger because he was instrumental during my for...
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Sunday, 23 February 2020

This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

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Quite possibly the best collection of short stories that I have ever read. A rarity indeed, since most collections are rarely ever th...
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Thursday, 20 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: Poor Yorick by Theodore Sturgeon

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Card Drawn: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy." Hamlet is...
Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: The Ice Man by Haruki Murakami

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Card Drawn: "Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them."...
Tuesday, 18 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: Girl by Jamaica Kincaid (1978)

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Card Drawn: "Dukona" or Duckunoo is a traditional Jamaican dessert often with sweet potato, raisins and lots of sugar wr...
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Monday, 17 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: Johnny Mnemonic by William Gibson

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Card Drawn: Before the Matrix, Keanu Reeves starred in this lesser-known SF cyberpunk thriller. The opening sentence of "J...
Saturday, 15 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield

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Card Drawn: So purdy. Can someone please explain to me why "The Doll's House" by Katherine Mansfield is so highl...
Friday, 14 February 2020

Deal Me In Challenge: A Perfect Day for Kangaroos by Haruki Murakami

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Card Drawn: Baby Joey is a little shy. Sweet, another diamond card and that means another story by Murakami!  In the realist ...
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