The Satsuma Complex
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The Satsuma Complex

After enjoying Bob Mortimer’s The Long Shoe, I later picked up The Satsuma Complex and ended up listening straight through into its follow-up, The Hotel Avocado, without a pause between the two… or (as I realised later) stopping to write […]

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Goyhood A Novel
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Goyhood

Goyhood starts with a small lie told early in childhood and follows the long, unexpected mess it creates years later. What begins as a story about faith and identity slowly turns into an awkward, often funny American road trip between

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The Long Shoe
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The Long Shoe

I first came across Bob Mortimer through 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, where he occasionally appears as a guest to spin surreal stories and generally make everyone lose it laughing. He’s always had that offbeat, quietly absurd kind

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Junkers
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Junkers

I honestly can’t remember when I got “Junkers” by Benjamin Wallace. I assume it was during a sale and then promptly forgot about it. It wasn’t until I was scrolling through my audiobooks, looking for something to relisten to that

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[1] Mimic & Me
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Mimic & Me

I quite like mimics… even though they tend to be maniacal evil monsters with insatiable appetites and no morals whatsoever beyond whatever they need to get their next feed. The mimic in this one is no different, and the premise

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