A couple of books I’ve read recently that I would recommend others to check out and read.

#Booksky #WhatIveBeenReading

Great book. Really worth checking out if you have worked as a cook in the food industry or are planning to.

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#booksky
#carljohnlee
#davidsodergren
#extremehorror
#annieernaux
#akhilsharma
#autofiction

A jack-o-lantern with human mouth visible under the mouth of the pumpkin, screaming (likely in terror).

#WhatIveBeenReading: The original Halloween is my favorite horror movie of all time, but I do quite like Halloween 2, despite John Carpenter's disdain for it. That said, I disliked the Halloween novel, which expanded the story in all the wrong ways. It made me nervous about reading Halloween 2 1/?

Book cover for "Anything for Billy" by Larry McMurtry. The cover is the famous portrait of Billy the Kid, standing and holding a rifle.

#WhatIveBeenReading: "Anything For Billy" was my first book by Larry McMurtry. I read a great book on Billy's legend last year and this was an interesting fictionalized account, implied to be the "real" story. McMurtry's story felt steeped in legend, with larger than life characters, 1/?

I've just finished reading The Art Thief by Michael Finkel. It was very gripping to read, just like his other books; he tells the story so well, without judging. His style reminds me a bit of Helen Garner's This House of Grief. Recommend!

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#aestheticsaregreaterthanethics