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Karina | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Author living in Cape Town. BOOK BLOKE (@bloke book) started this ‘ Reader Confessions. And I was tagged by Andy Martin. 1 Have you ever damaged a book? Never on purpose. Some people consider this a crime, but I enjoy breaking the spines of books; I believe it’s the only way to make them feel read. I am highly suspicious of people who don’t. 2 Have you ever damaged a borrowed book? 3 How long does it take you to read a book? 4 Books you haven’t finished? Close to 20 000, ...

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Comments | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Pamela Power arriving at her first FLF. This year, the loneliness beforehand was different, but just as overwhelming. And the closer the festival approached, the more desperate I became, reaching out for and grasping at anything which could save me from drowning. I felt so vulnerable, I nearly forgot how to breathe again. And once again, the beautiful people in my life and the magic of their stories provided a lifeboat, held me, comforted me. David Astor: A Life in Print.

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Memories | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. 8220;That’s what friends are for”. This time it was rage. No melancholy insomnia. Just a big fat stick of fury ready to explode, the fuse much too short. I had been so livid that I walked around wanting to headbutt people, especially myself for being… well, not wise, to put it mildly. A volatile state. And once again Jack. Her hands flat and open, her palms close to the bed, hovering, skimming a cushion of air, as if she was balancing. In September, Andy Martin. Participa...

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breast pump fiction | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Tag Archives: breast pump fiction. Entertaining and insightful: Pamela Power’s Ms Conception. Ever wanted to kill your beloved kids? Take revenge on the Floozy lusting after your husband? Write a nasty email to your Boss from Hell? You are not alone! Jo de Villiers, the delightful heroine of Pamela Power. Also reminded me strongly of another local novel, Emma van der Vliet’s. To childminders everywhere , stating You deserve a raise! This entry was posted in Comments.

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Ms Conception | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Tag Archives: Ms Conception. Great, even life-changing – the books of 2015. Another great year of reading is coming to an end, although it did not start that way. I am grateful to the love that has returned my passion for reading to me when reading when life became unbearable. The great ones I have finished, I would like to divide among four categories: relevant, delightful, exquisite, and life-changing (whereas some, of course, overlap). Ingrid Jonker: A Biography. By St...

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Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. It is what it is, says love is a phrase from a poem by the Austrian poet Erich Fried which echoed in my head while I was reading Harper Lee’s highly anticipated. Go Set a Watchman. Published decades after her Pulitzer Prize-winning, internationally bestselling. To Kill a Mockingbird. 1960), Lee’s only other novel to date, no matter what its merits or lack thereof,. Go Set a Watchman. Is a literary milestone. To Kill a Mockingbird.

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What I’ve Written | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Category Archives: What I’ve Written. Book review: Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew by Susan Fletcher. I welcome every Susan Fletcher novel with open arms. Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew. Jeanne likes to think he does. A glance, as if in gratitude. This newly untethered bird of blue overalls and gold. She recognises his talent, believes in his sanity. He in turn reawakens her senses and long forgotten dreams. Let Me Tell You About a Man I Knew. Karina M. Szczurek.

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Pamela Power | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Tag Archives: Pamela Power. BOOK BLOKE (@bloke book) started this ‘ Reader Confessions. And I was tagged by Andy Martin. 1 Have you ever damaged a book? Never on purpose. Some people consider this a crime, but I enjoy breaking the spines of books; I believe it’s the only way to make them feel read. I am highly suspicious of people who don’t. 2 Have you ever damaged a borrowed book? 3 How long does it take you to read a book? 4 Books you haven’t finished? Close to 20 000, ...

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local novel | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Tag Archives: local novel. Entertaining and insightful: Pamela Power’s Ms Conception. Ever wanted to kill your beloved kids? Take revenge on the Floozy lusting after your husband? Write a nasty email to your Boss from Hell? You are not alone! Jo de Villiers, the delightful heroine of Pamela Power. Also reminded me strongly of another local novel, Emma van der Vliet’s. To childminders everywhere , stating You deserve a raise! This entry was posted in Comments. July 31, 2015.

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Invisible Others | Karina Magdalena

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Writer. Editor. Literary critic. Set against the stark beauty of contemporary Paris,. Is a story about loss, intimacy, and the inability to communicate despite best intentions. Provocative, sensual and fiercely honest, the novel captures our feeble attempts at deciphering those fleeting moments when others, consciously or not, leave indelible marks on our lives. 8220;An intense study on the destructive nature of relationships.” – S.A. Partridge. To read an excerpt. Click here: “The image with which.