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Sunday 1st January 2006

2004

Cloud Atlas

Author : David Mitchell

Summary :
A series of nested tales across time and place

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Jan 2006

Review of "Cloud Atlas"

Why are we how we are. File under 'green' novels there is a environmental thread flowing through it. I found one of the future worlds unconvincing, but overall as a description of how we may collapse it was compelling.


Thursday 1st April 2004

0000

The Fourth Hand

Author : John Irving

Summary :
tv reporter looses hand and finds self & true love

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Apr 2004

Review of "The Fourth Hand"

good read interesting writing style


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

2000

Look To Windward

Author : Iain M Banks

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


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