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Thursday 5th January 2017

2015

The Swordfish and the Star

Author : Gavin Knight

Summary :
Life in the fishing and artistic communities of far west Cornwall from 1970s to date. ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 05 Jan 2017

Review of "The Swordfish and the Star"

Written in a disjointed tense which makes it hard to read at times (present immediate reported?) but a compelling picture emerges of interlocking hard lives and loves.


Sunday 1st January 2017

2010

Fleeing Vesuvius

Overcoming the Risks of Economic and Environmental Collapse

unlisted author

Rated by rogeradmin, on 01 Jan 2017



Tuesday 13th December 2016

2016

The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote

Author : Dan Micklethwaite

Summary :
Young woman lives alone in a tower block flat furnished with fairy tales which she inhabits using ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 13 Dec 2016

Review of "The Less Than Perfect Legend of Donna Creosote"

Really not very interesting. She is tedious. The new boyfriend who is arrives and fails to break through her armour is a bit 2 dimensional. Its all a bit unbelievable


Thursday 1st December 2016

2016

Nightblind

Author : Ragnar Jonasson

Summary :
Second in the series picks up the hero 4 years later still a detective policeman in small town in ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Dec 2016

Review of "Nightblind"

Very good followup. Engrossing and entertaining with some twists that you do and some that you don't foresee.


Saturday 26th November 2016

2000

The Well at the Worlds End

Author : William Morris

Summary :
Young prince leaves parents kingdom to go a-questing. ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 26 Nov 2016

Review of "The Well at the Worlds End"

Load of old codswallop. Totally linear narrative. Nothing exciting or unexpected occurs. No drama. Everything totally predictable. Written in a cod Mdlle ages-y dialect that is frankly irritating. Absolute tosh - but I did finish the damn thing.


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