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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

1999

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps

Authors : Allan Pease, Barbara Pease

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


Saturday 1st November 2003

1992

Fever Pitch

Author : Nick Hornby

Rated by Roger, on 01 Nov 2003



Wednesday 1st October 2003

2002

Baudolino

Author : Umberto Eco

Summary :
12th Century history of Frederick & the third crusade and beyond seen through eyes of a ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Oct 2003

Review of "Baudolino"

i enjoyed the historical bits but found some of the excesses of fantasy in the search for the land of Prester John a bit wearing in other words the bits like Name Of Rose good the bits like Island Of Day Before bad


Wednesday 1st October 2003

2002

If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things

Author : Jon McGregor

Summary :
Girl witnesses accident on day she is moving digs

Reviewed by Roger, on 01 Oct 2003

Review of "If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things"

poetic & lyrical description of an emotional world intersecting with the physical one


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