Book Reviews Blog

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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



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