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Writer of novels, screenplays and bite-sized book reviews. Don’t blame me for the impending catastrophe, I voted for Kamala.
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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "A Garden of Earthly Delights" by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social begins with a literal bang, as a truckload of migrant workers crashes into a hog truck. A fascinating study of three generations of the Walpole family, all burdened by their own defects and flaws. Two thumbs up.

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "The Talented Mr. Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith has an amazing premise—Tom Ripley is so dissatisfied with his own life that he decides to steal someone else’s. Your head will spin as Tom is forced to spin an ever wider web of lies to cover his murderous trail. Two thumbs up.

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius. A self-help book written for an audience of one—the Emperor of Rome. The kicker? It was written by the Emperor himself. His Stoic wisdom in a nutshell: Put your focus on the present, be a good person and accept your fate. Two thumbs up!

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Gorgias" by Plato captures a debate between Socrates and 3 orators on the nature of good & evil, and the dangers of oratory disconnected from honesty & good intention. Surprisingly relevant. Two thumbs up.

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "The Essentials of Hinduism" by Trilochan Sastry provides a compelling overview of the origins and core beliefs of the world's oldest religion. Fascinating and surprisingly accessible. Two thumbs up!

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Atonement" by Ian McEwan. A bright young girl, who dreams of being a writer, sees a moment of intimacy between her sister and the charlady's son. She lets her imagination run wild and ends up ruining the lives of two people. Beautifully written. Two thumbs up.

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. After surviving a German POW camp (not many Russians did) Ivan is thrown into a Siberian gulag for the crime of being captured. Informed by the writer's own suffering as a prisoner. Two thumbs up.

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