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Paul Fulcher

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Average rating: 4.56 · 27 ratings · 9 reviews · 2 distinct works
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The End of Everything by M. John Harrison
" I seem to recall you quoted it that time as well, for obvious reasons. "
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Ada by Mark Haber
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Ada is the 4th novel in an increasingly impressive body of work by Mark Haber after the brilliant Reinhardt's Garden, Saint Sebastian's Abyss and Lesser Ruins.

Haber himself describes his own novels as 'Thomas Bernhard if he'd grown up watching the C
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Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber
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Shortlisted for the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize, United States and Canada

... she later admitted having trouble getting through it, actually taken aback, she said, by the tone which felt both condescending and misanthropic and the spate of di
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The Forest Called You by Amil
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How much more real did she have to look to be loved? How much more perfect? The more Yichae tried to feign perfection, the more it felt like a lie, while the more she tried to be real, the more unsure she became about who the real her was.

얼마나 더 진짜 같아
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Roadkill by Amil
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Roadkill is the translation by Archana Madhavan of 로드킬 by 아밀 by (Amil - a penname) who as a translator has rendered works by James Baldwin, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeanette Winterson, R. O. Kwon and Lucas Rijneveld (most notably the brillinat De avond is ...more
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The Hands of Pianists by Stephen Downes
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Shortlisted for the 2022 Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.

And you have so far failed to find atonement for something that — all the doctors must have told you - you should feel no guilt over whatsoever. And, from time to time, you believe
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The Hands of Pianists by Stephen Downes
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Self Worth by Emma Tholozan
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We had been sold the concept of the philosopher king, a prominent place in society, but Plato had it all wrong. You can explain the nuance between justice and equity? That’s great, but we need someone to stop the shelves, so that won’t help. Next!

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Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy
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The mute piano and the window opening like an orange and the Polish notebook I had brought to Majorca with me were connected to my unpublished novel, Swimming Home. I realized that the question I had asked myself while writing this book was (as surge ...more
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“The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.”
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“We learn from history as much as a rabbit learns from an experiment that's performed upon it.”
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“Great American Novel” = ”doorstop of a book, usually pretentious, written by a man.”
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message 15: by Sahara

Sahara Sanders

MERRY CHRISTMAS & Happy New Year to you and your family!
Let your cherished dreams come true in 2019 :-)
Sahara Sanders


message 14: by Tip

Tip Hello Paul Fulcher. Thank you for accepting my request. I would love to message you but can't as you have an author profile. Would you mind messaging me first?
From Tip


FAT HAMSTER!!! Tomorrow (Friday) at four p.m.


FAT HAMSTER!!! Hi. Am at TC right now secretly messaging you.


message 11: by Satsuma

Satsuma Hi miss you from S, J, S!


Satsuma Paul.
Sorry, I just love your name. One of my family is called paul!
😜


message 8: by Paul

Paul Fulcher FAT HAMSTER!!! wrote: "Hi! Thanks for befriending me, as I am new!"

Thank you Fat Hamster - although oddly you remind me of someone....


FAT HAMSTER!!! Hi! Thanks for befriending me, as I am new!


Satsuma Hi Paul! You are an amazing Goodreads contributor! :D
Just wanted to say that I'm having a hard time keeping up with your reviews, but they're really good!!!


Majenta Hello, Paul! Thank you for contacting me! I hope you are well and will have a great weekend. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Blessings!

Best wishes from Majenta


Satsuma Thanks for accepting my friend request!


message 3: by Paul

Paul Fulcher Mark wrote: "That is the coolest thing. I expect a handsigned copy of the book tomorrow at lunch. Very well done."

As long as you have a cheque for 100 quid! Quality literature doesn't come cheap!


message 2: by Mark

Mark Hebwood That is the coolest thing. I expect a handsigned copy of the book tomorrow at lunch. Very well done.


Richard Glad to be among the select few. Thank you for accepting the friend request.


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