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Sunday 8th October 2017

Summary :
During french revolution boy witness murder of mother (a courtesan married and separated to an ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 08 Oct 2017

Review of "The Silent Boy"

Enjoyed it. Had hoped for more action in France but after the first chapter it moves to London and Somerset.



Friday 25th August 2017

Summary :
Story of a group of children and their upper middle class families growing up in late 19th and ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 25 Aug 2017

Review of "The Childrens Book"

Interminable. I persisted as there was just enough fruit in the stodge to keep me going but it was hardly worth it. The milieu - early fabian/socialist/arts and crafts movement was interesting. Very irritating in its background mix of real people and events with the fictional so that you are often not sure whether anecdotes and "facts" about the Fabians are really true or not.



Thursday 10th August 2017

2013

The Martian

Author : Andy Weir

Summary :
Astronaut inadvertently abandoned on Mars has to survive for 2 years to be rescued with food for 2 ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 10 Aug 2017

Review of "The Martian"

Really compelling read. Largely in the form of his personal log as a grapples with a series of minor and major setbacks. An engineers book,



Wednesday 9th August 2017

Rated by , on 09 Aug 2017




Tuesday 8th August 2017

2000

Mystery Teachings from the Living Earth

An introduction to spiritual ecology

Rated by , on 08 Aug 2017