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Rating only "Who Owns England?" -1  

by: rogerco

Who Owns England?  

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on: 01 Jan 2019

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Rating only "The Sudden Appearance of Hope" -1  

by: rogerco

The Sudden Appearance of Hope  

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on: 01 Jan 2019

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Review of "Angels of Albion"  

by: Roger

Angels of Albion  

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on: 25 Oct 2018

Review extract: Fascinating and engrossing. ...

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Review of "Exit West"  

by: Roger

Exit West  

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on: 28 Aug 2018

Review extract: Very readable and engrossing story. ...

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Review of "Feral"  

by: Roger

Feral  

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on: 23 Aug 2018

Review extract: This is a must read book

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Review of "Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist"  

by: Roger

Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist  

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on: 06 Aug 2018

Review extract: 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. ...

Full review 72 words

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Review of "Single & Single"  

by: Roger

Single & Single  

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on: 25 Jul 2018

Review extract: Somewhat unconvincing and unsatisfying. ...

Full review 50 words

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Review of "How To Read Water"  

by: Roger

How To Read Water  

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on: 22 Jul 2018

Review extract: Lots of interesting titbits of information presented in a chatty style. ...

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Review of "No Is Not Enough"  

by: Roger

No Is Not Enough  

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on: 21 Jul 2018

Review extract: http://greentalk.org.uk/no-and-what/

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Review of "The Shining Girls"  

by: Roger

The Shining Girls  

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on: 21 Jun 2018

Review extract: Nasty gratuitous horror of the killings, failure to justify the time travel gimmick, confusing jumping around between participants and times. ...

Full review 49 words

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Review of "Barkskins"  

by: Roger

Barkskins  

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on: 19 Jun 2018

Review extract: Although sometimes difficult to keep track of who is who it is a compelling epic that builds to its ecological point with tremendous sympathy for the destructive actions of our forebears - but knowing what we know now a change of attitude is not ...

Full review 50 words

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Review of "The Legacy of Luna"  

by: Roger

The Legacy of Luna  

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on: 28 Apr 2018

Review extract: Autobiography of Buterfly's life in Luna. ...

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Review of "The Ashes of London"  

by: Roger

The Ashes of London  

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on: 22 Apr 2018

Review extract: Very good story, well written and enjoyable read. ...

Full review 38 words

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Review of "In a Green Shade"  

by: Roger

In a Green Shade  

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on: 01 Apr 2018

Review extract: Very readable and well organised. ...

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Review of "The Quality of Silence"  

by: Roger

The Quality of Silence  

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on: 01 Apr 2018

Review extract: Voice of the girl good, but mother a bit annoying and some of the plot a bit in-credible and some of it a bit obvious. ...

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Review of "Guns, Germs and Steel"  

by: Roger

Guns, Germs and Steel  

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on: 17 Mar 2018

Review extract: Very interesting and compelling account. ...

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Review of "The Moth Snowstorm"  

by: Roger

The Moth Snowstorm  

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on: 01 Mar 2018

Review extract: Good mixture of personal anecdote and factual information. ...

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rating of "Turtles All The Way Down"  

by: Roger

Turtles All The Way Down  

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on: 22 Feb 2018

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Review of "When We Were Orphans"  

by: Roger

When We Were Orphans  

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on: 04 Feb 2018

Review extract: A strangely disturbing story that starts simple enough but told in the voice of a what we see as an increasingly delusional narrator veers into fantasy nightmare dreamworld. ...

Full review 169 words

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Review of "Waging Heavy Peace"  

by: Roger

Waging Heavy Peace  

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on: 19 Jan 2018

Review extract: Writing style rather reminded me of Donald Trump's tweets. ...

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Review of "The History of Bees"  

by: Roger

The History of Bees  

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on: 14 Jan 2018

Review extract: Excellent, engrossing, page-turning, thought provoking.

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Review of "Lilac and Flag"  

by: Roger

Lilac and Flag  

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on: 28 Dec 2017

Review extract: Yes, a fitting conclusion to the poetic trilogy - more down to earth than once in Europa and a more linear narrative than either Europa or Pig Earth.

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Review of "The Left Hand of Darkness"  

by: Roger

The Left Hand of Darkness  

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on: 02 Dec 2017

Review extract: Supposedly has a strong feminine sub-text which I didn't get at all - perhaps we take it for granted now and its not so odd to write about a world where there is no difference between the sexes (even if ours is still not like that)

Full review 46 words

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Review of "A Delicate Truth"  

by: Roger

A Delicate Truth  

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on: 09 Nov 2017

Review extract: Greatly enjoyed this

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Review of "Things We Never Said"  

by: Roger

Things We Never Said  

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on: 15 Oct 2017

Review extract: Enjoyed this a lot whilst reading - presses lots of buttons for a bloke in a long term relationship. ...

Full review 59 words

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