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Sunday 9th August 2015

2014

The Shock of the Fall

Author : Nathan Flier

Summary :
9 year old Matt's older brother Simon who has Downs Syndrome dies on a family holiday. ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 09 Aug 2015

Review of "The Shock of the Fall"

Brilliant read. One of those books that gets you inside the narrators head in a really convincing way.


Sunday 2nd August 2015

2013

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane

Author : Neil Gaiman

Summary :
The narrator revisits his childhood home and remembers an extraordinary series of event when he ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 02 Aug 2015

Review of "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane"

Well rooted fantasy creates a believable sense of things happening just on the edge of perception that might be glimpsed by a seven year old boy but remain hidden from adults


Wednesday 22nd July 2015

2015

Elements of Resistance

Author : Jeriah Bowser

Summary :
An analysis of resistance from pacifism through violence to active non-violence on the path from ...
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Reviewed by Roger, on 22 Jul 2015

Review of "Elements of Resistance"

Very insightful and useful


Thursday 2nd July 2015

2012

Dark Eden

Author : Chris Beckett

Summary :
Descendents of astronauts marooned on a strange world have become a community of 300+ over 5 ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 02 Jul 2015

Review of "Dark Eden"

Beckett has created a totally alien but believable world as a backdrop against which a timeless drama is played out. This is more than mere science fiction, it has believable characters with understandable motivations within a coherent and comprehensible situation.


Saturday 20th June 2015

2011

The Last Citadel

Author : Kevin Ashman

Summary :
A flooded world where people are confined to a citadel with a ring of outlying towers connected by ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 20 Jun 2015

Review of "The Last Citadel"

Ridiculous hokum. An unbelievable world and third rate faux medieval fantasy bolting together half a dozen tropes in an unconvincing and illogical tale.


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