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Friday 24th May 2024

2023

Original Language: Finnish mins

Reykjavik

Rated by Roger CO, on 24 May 2024




Wednesday 24th April 2024

Rated by Roger CO, on 24 Apr 2024




Tuesday 26th March 2024

Summary :
Life intersecting with a virtual world in a future

Reviewed by rogerco, on 26 Mar 2024

Review of "Fearsum Endjum"

Written partly in a voice speaking misspelt english which takes a bit of decoding, but pretty good picture of the consequences of virtuality

Set on earth long after most of humanity has left on interstellar exploration. The world is facing a cosmic disaster as a cloud of space dust starts to blot out the sun. Buried somewhere in the cloud that stores all human knowledge and is decaying is the key to how to escape this fate.




Sunday 18th February 2024

Summary :
London as the 20s roared and hedonism boomed in the clubs of Soho

Reviewed by rogerco, on 18 Feb 2024

Review Summary :
An enjoyable romp through 1920's Soho clubland

An Enjoyable Romp

Marvellous the way Kate Atkinson moves a substantial cast of characters around like pieces on a chessboard. On slight unfortunate note is that it doesn't really end with a satisfying checkmate, it rather peters out into a series of postlude thumbnails of what happened after to the various characters.




Wednesday 17th January 2024

2023

Prophet Song

Author : Paul Lynch

Summary :
Civil war in modern Ireland from pov of woman trying to protect her family

Reviewed by rogerco, on 17 Jan 2024

Review Summary :
If I read a more powerful novel this year I'll me amazed.

Emotionally Gripping

Quite simply stunning work. The narrative style is visceral in its emotional pull.