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It’s good to know that not all books coming out of Japan are based on bookstores or have cats on their covers! Jokes apart, I picked up Diary of a Void by Emi Yogi (translated by David Boyd and Lucy North) because of its very unique premise: a woman faking a pregnancy because she is…
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I have become a nonfiction fiend – something I had never imagined I would say about myself. But I love that my greatest flex as a reader is I can read just about anything. Reading nonfiction books has opened an interesting dimension to my reading and I cannot wait to explore more books in this…
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The inside of the room looks like a cave. There is a lake in the middle which is giving out an eerie blue-white light. On the ceiling, there are quartz stones in the form of daggers. Despite knowing that the water is poisonous, Ramshackle is drawn to it. As soon as its toe dips into…
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The new moon is like any other night. Ramshackle and Kilney are disappointed. They were expecting the night to feel more momentous. Was it too much to ask for unseasonal rain? A windy night? A spooky atmosphere?
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Kilney and the house are getting along rather well. Ramshackle feels…miffed? Perturbed? Left out? He isn’t sure. He has rarely stayed this long in a single form and it’s making him feel confined. He hadn’t realized how much he enjoyed playing dress up until he had to stop because of Kilney’s continued presence.
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They’re in a drawing room that looks…haphazard. The house allowed them to decorate and there is a mishmash of furniture, the walls are a mix of white and rainbow splashes and the artwork is faintly disturbing. The problem is, Kilney doesn’t know what parts of the room denote his personality and what parts Ramshackle’s; it’s…
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Kilney leaves the house the next morning. He spent the entire day thinking himself into circles. It got so bad that the house had to threaten him with bodily harm.
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