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Friday 5th April 2013

1962

Roseanna

Martin Beck Book 1

Authors : Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo

Summary :
Swedish police procedural investigation of murder

Reviewed by Roger, on 05 Apr 2013

Review of "Roseanna"

ok. Pre-dates the current fashion, a lot of time spent on realistic evocation of how slowly an investigation can proceed.



Sunday 10th March 2013

Reviewed by Roger, on 10 Mar 2013

Review of "Human Traces"

Actually as I read this I realised that I was re-reading it



Friday 8th March 2013

Summary :
First half is analysis of media bias and propoganda focusing on war, climate and economics. ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 08 Mar 2013

Review of "Why Are We The Good Guys?"

The first section is all well known stuff (to me) but well set out and referenced. Gets more interesting in the final few chapters although the flow of argument becomes a bit disjointed. On universities he points out that they now create and are run by Ideologically Disciplined thinkers and not Critical Thinkers.



Sunday 24th February 2013

Summary :
Lisabeth Salander and Mikael Bloomkist are back in this time we learn that the villian is her ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 24 Feb 2013

Review of "The Girl Who Played with Fire"

Took a while to get into but mercifully less graphic sexual violence ethan the first book although still there as a strong undercurrent. In the end became un-put-down-able.



Sunday 17th February 2013

Summary :
Patrolclus' story from boyhood to death on the plains of Troy at the hands of Hector

Rated by Roger, on 17 Feb 2013