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The Imposter, as a first in a series, is a good candidate for my next set of ‘palate cleansers’.

Next up:
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

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Next up, something new:

Imposter by LJ Ross

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I forgot to update again but I’ve just finished this and it was stunning. Poetic and harsh and harrowing and dark and funny and beautiful.

(⬆️You can see here why I don’t write reviews!!)

All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

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Brilliant. Loved it!

Next up, sadly the last of the Jim Daley catalogue:

Last Orders by Denzil Meyrick

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Next up:

Should We Fall Behind by @sharonduggal.bsky.social from the fantastic @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Looking forward to it.
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I’ve slacked over the summer on my Bluesky posts.

The reads that I have missed posting are here ⬇️

Special mention to John Fowles’ The Magus for sheer epic relentlessness!

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Highly unusual: didn’t finish the last book.

Next up:
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

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Next up:

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Missed one:

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Next up:

A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene

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Next up:

The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

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I’ve slacked over the summer on my Bluesky posts.

The reads that I have missed posting are here ⬇️

Special mention to John Fowles’ The Magus for sheer epic relentlessness!

#booksky
#reading
#books

Thank you, Maya. That’s a lovely message to get.
The very short “final” chapter is up now too.
Final owing to the fact that o hadn’t written any more, not that the story is in anyway finished.

The penultimate chapter of "Abigail" is up on Substack now.
The link is below.
I'd love you to have a read of them, they're *very* short! 🙏

substack.com/@davidinyour...

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Abigail, Seating Arrangements A little unfinished fiction about a SE London woman, high-functioning sufferer of an extreme anxiety disorder. (published in chapters)

Chapter 4 is up.
Not much left to post now.
I’d love for you to have a read… please subscribe at Substack.

#amateur #unfinished #fiction #anxiety #mentalhealth #london

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Publishing this chapter on Thursday.

A little unfinished fiction about a SE London woman, high-functioning sufferer of an extreme anxiety disorder. (published in chapters)

I'm scared.
I wrote this a few years ago.
It's unfinished.
It might resonate with you. 🤞

#amateur #fiction #anxiety #wellbeing #mentalhealth

open.substack.com/pub/davidiny...

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I'd love you to join me over on Substack for periodical thoughts, Voiceovery updates, occasional amateur Fiction & discussions on Literature.

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Change of plan.
Ahead of my imminent trip to Greece:

Little Infamies by Panos Karnezis

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Well that Williams was something. He’s like a genteel Updike.

Right then, next up, palate cleanser:

A Song for the Dark Times by Ian Rankin

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The benefits of silence for someone who talks for a living David Holmes, voice actor, stops talking for a week's meditative retreat.

I'd love you to have a wee read of an article I wrote about my retreat into silent meditation last week.

Maybe on your next coffee break? ☕️ 📖 🙏

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www.holmesvoice.co.uk/post/the-ben...

Not up next but arrived today and looking forward to it!

I’ve been away on a Silent Retreat for a week.

NON-FICTION:
I read The God Desire by David Baddiel
I read How to Solve Our Human Problems (again)
I started/dipped in and out of The New Meditation Handbook (both by G. K. Gyatso)

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I’ve been away on a Silent Retreat for a week.

FICTION:
I finished Small Pleasures.
I finished There are Rivers in the Sky by Elin Shafak.
I have started Butchers Crossing by John Williams (thanks to a recommendation on here).

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Still awaiting my copy. Fingers crossed soon.

The Notebook trilogy was staggering. Truly beautiful. If you liked it, you may also love Ghost Mountain by Rónán Hession for its similar simplicity & reportage style.

Next up:
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers
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So much I could say about All Fours. Deeply affecting and I feel a little reformatted by it.

Next up:
1 or 3 of this trio

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I just had to pop on here and say there is a beautiful wee passage on p37-38 of All Fours on parenthood & childhood.

That is all.
Page 39 awaits.
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Perfection earned one of my sought-after stamps on the inside cover… enough said!

Next up:
All Fours by Miranda July

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I forgot to update.

Now on:
Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

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