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Thursday 3rd November 2016

1977

A Guide for the Perplexed

Author : EF Schmacher

Summary :
Philosophical Maps Levels of Being - Mineral, Plant, Animal, Man,... ...
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Reviewed by Roger, on 03 Nov 2016

Review of "A Guide for the Perplexed"

Very useful, but increasingly we see the boundaries between the levels of being as somewhat fuzzy, not so much an ontological discontinuity as an ontological phase shift.


Sunday 2nd October 2016

2013

Americanah

Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Summary :
Nigerian middle class woman gets to US to go to college and then returns to the love of her life ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 02 Oct 2016

Review of "Americanah"

Interesting nigerian view of america and americanised nigerian (an americanah) view of Nigeria.


Sunday 18th September 2016

2000

SPQR

A History of Ancient Rome

Author : Mary Beard

Rated by Roger, on 18 Sep 2016



Sunday 4th September 2016

2000

Clade

Author : James Bradley

Summary :
Episodic glimpses of the future in a climate changing world

Reviewed by Roger, on 04 Sep 2016

Review of "Clade"

Good in parts, although ulimately not really engaging with the family of characters


Monday 29th August 2016

1999

Ghostwritten

Author : David Mitchell

Summary :
About 8 interconnected scenes taking us to the edge of extinction at the hands of our creations
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Reviewed by Roger, on 29 Aug 2016

Review of "Ghostwritten"

Very good. Loved all of the scenes and the interconnections


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