Tag Archives: Cambridge

80 Days

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Meg

Let’s talk about how freaking great 80 Days is. In this iOs game, you play as acrobat-turned-valet Passpartout in a steampunked version of Jules Verne’s Around The World In 80 Days. (I read this novel when I was in middle … Continue reading →

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Feminist Magical Realism, in Cambridge, Plus Books

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Meg

Menna Van Praag’s The House at the End of Hope Street is magical realism set in Cambridge, which pretty much explains exactly why I wanted to read it. A young Cambridge grad student, Alba, stumbles upon a house she’s never … Continue reading →

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