Book Reviews Blog

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Monday 1st March 2004

2003

What I Loved

Author : Siri Hustvedt

Summary :
Art historian observes relationship of wife painter best friend his 1st & 2nd wives their two sons ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Mar 2004

Review of "What I Loved"

weakness in failure to resolve the enigma of painter's son but otherwise gripping



Sunday 1st February 2004

Summary :
difficult to summarize - sci-fi space opera. ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Feb 2004

Review of "Look To Windward"

same extraordinary vision & scope as the novels set in present



Sunday 1st February 2004

2003

Riding High

Author : Paul Howard

Summary :
shadow riding the 2003 tour-de-France

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Feb 2004

Review of "Riding High"

interesting but not very engagingly written



Thursday 1st January 2004

1999

Close Range

Author : Annie Proulx

Summary :
Montana short stories

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Jan 2004

Review of "Close Range"

absolutely brilliant writing



Monday 1st December 2003

Summary :
see title

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Dec 2003

Review of "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps"

readable (laugh out loud on train) & interesting