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Sunday 22nd July 2018

2016

How To Read Water

Author : Tristan Gooley

Summary :
A discourse on water from drops to oceans and its characteristics and quirks

Reviewed by Roger, on 22 Jul 2018

Review of "How To Read Water"

Lots of interesting titbits of information presented in a chatty style. Sometimes a bit too chatty.


Saturday 21st July 2018

2017

No Is Not Enough

Defeating the New Shock Politics

Author : Naomi Klein

Reviewed by Roger, on 21 Jul 2018

Review of "No Is Not Enough"

http://greentalk.org.uk/no-and-what/


Thursday 21st June 2018

2013

The Shining Girls

Author : Lauren Beukes

Summary :
Serial killer's failed victim tracks him down.

Reviewed by Roger, on 21 Jun 2018

Review of "The Shining Girls"

Nasty gratuitous horror of the killings, failure to justify the time travel gimmick, confusing jumping around between participants and times. The only mitigating thing is that the characters (aside from the killer who we never really got to understand) and dialogue were ok; apart from that an unpleasant page-turner.


Tuesday 19th June 2018

2016

Barkskins

Author : Annie Proulx

Summary :
Rambling through 350 years of history of humans in the boreal forsests of N.america focusing on ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 19 Jun 2018

Review of "Barkskins"

Although sometimes difficult to keep track of who is who it is a compelling epic that builds to its ecological point with tremendous sympathy for the destructive actions of our forebears - but knowing what we know now a change of attitude is not only overdue but also literally essential.


Saturday 28th April 2018

2000

The Legacy of Luna

Author : Julia Butterfly Hill

Summary :
Luna is a giant redwood. ...
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Reviewed by Roger, on 28 Apr 2018

Review of "The Legacy of Luna"

Autobiography of Buterfly's life in Luna. Compelling.


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