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Thursday 25th October 2018

Summary :
Drawn from contemporary accounts by women (mem-sahibs) caught up in the 1857 Indian Mutiny (aka ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 25 Oct 2018

Review of "Angels of Albion"

Fascinating and engrossing. Well pulled together by author who is not afraid to express her personal opinions rather than seeking a spurious objectivity.



Tuesday 28th August 2018

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Exit West

Author : Mohsin Hamid

Summary :
Two young people in an unspecified middle eastern troubled city fall for each other and escape ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 28 Aug 2018

Review of "Exit West"

Very readable and engrossing story. Interesting style of telling and the introduction of the "doors" which allow free movement of people is a clever twist.



Thursday 23rd August 2018

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Feral

Author : George Monbiot

Summary :
Essays on our relationship with the wild world through the author's personal experiences.
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Reviewed by Roger, on 23 Aug 2018

Review of "Feral"

This is a must read book



Monday 6th August 2018

Summary :
Collection of essays from 2011 to 2016 broadly explaining his transition from environmental ...
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Reviewed by Roger, on 06 Aug 2018

Review of "Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist"

He has arrived at the same place as me at more or less the same time but by a slightly different route and 20 years younger than me. He spent many years involved in direct action environmentalism where I spent the time in green politics but both of us came to see the same deep flaws in these approaches. Almost every word in the book I would be proud to have written myself.



Wednesday 25th July 2018

Summary :
Organised crime from Russia and Turkey meets HM Customs via a defector from the bank that cleans ...

Reviewed by Roger, on 25 Jul 2018

Review of "Single & Single"

Somewhat unconvincing and unsatisfying. Single junior seems made up of contradictions, Single senior is never clearly drawn being a god-like father figure, Brock, the customs secret agent has power beyond likelihood, the shadowy corrupt policeman in the background is a convenient catch-all villain and the assorted Russian mobsters are charicatures.