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Sunday 19th January 2014

1998

Armadillo

Author : William Boyd

Summary :
Lorimer/Milo is a loss-adjuster who gets caught up on the periphery of a big business property ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 19 Jan 2014

Review of "Armadillo"

An enjoyable read, uses occasional extracts from his personal journal as a device to provide some backstory and context. Quite a page turner, almost an English version of Pynchon's Crying of Lot 49. Similar open ending as he waits in the departure lounge of LHR Terminal 3 paging Flavia. An open ending…


Sunday 5th January 2014

2003

Any Human Heart

Author : William Boyd

Summary :
Life of Logan Mountstuart, a peripheral player in the literary scene told through his (fictional) ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 05 Jan 2014

Review of "Any Human Heart"

Started well, but became full of flaws as sympathy for the central character ebbed. Multiple use of deus ex machina to allow the plot to move on and ultimately unconvincing and uninteresting. The spurious name dropping was to no real effect - compare with the 100 Year Old Man Who… where it was played much better.


Tuesday 24th December 2013

0000

Sarah Thornhill

Author : Kate Grenville

Rated by Roger, on 24 Dec 2013



Wednesday 11th December 2013

2003

Heaven's Command

An Imperial Progress (Pax Britannica)

Author : Jan Morris

Summary :
1837-1897 History of the growth of the British Empire

Reviewed by Roger, on 11 Dec 2013

Review of "Heaven's Command"

The best history book I have ever read - really interesting telling the story of empire through anecdote that takes you in to exemplars of phases in the growth of empire.


Sunday 10th November 2013

2013

The Scent of Death

Author : Andrew Taylor

Summary :
New York during the war of independence.

Reviewed by Roger, on 10 Nov 2013

Review of "The Scent of Death"

Satisfying with believable milieu and characters and a couple of good twists to the end.


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