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Episode 68: What We Read In May
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It's time for our May book reviews! Alex reads a Gothic classic, and Dean reads some books about ancient Greece and Rome, tries some disappointing Huxley, and we check out a great new thriller.
Books discussed include:
- A Fatal Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Emma Southon, 2020)
- Point Counter Point (Aldous Huxley, 1928)
- The Fugitive Gold / Swarnmriga (Rabindranath Tagore, 1892)
- Clermont (Regina Maria Roche, 1798)
- Ithaca (Claire North, 2022)
- My Twin The Murderer (Lindsay Kent, 2026)
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