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Review of "Fractured"  

by: Roger

Fractured  

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on: 01 May 2016

Review extract: Interesting view of a complex situation

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rating of "The Man on the Balcony"  

by: Roger

The Man on the Balcony  

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on: 23 Apr 2016

No summary or review available

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Review of "The Wolf Border"  

by: Roger

The Wolf Border  

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on: 05 Apr 2016

Review extract: Brilliantly mixes the human and the wild, politics and ecology. ...

Full review 34 words

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Review of "The Convenience of Lies"  

by: Roger

The Convenience of Lies  

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on: 27 Mar 2016

Review extract: Same mileu as his other book. ...

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Review of "A Pleasure and a Calling"  

by: Roger

A Pleasure and a Calling  

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on: 17 Mar 2016

Review extract: Really enjoyed this. ...

Full review 39 words

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Review of "Harmony"  

by: Roger

Harmony  

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on: 06 Mar 2016

Review extract: A really useful review of the state of things and what needs to be done - which identifies a return to a focus on relationship as the key. ...

Full review 51 words

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Review of "The Heart Goes Last"  

by: Roger

The Heart Goes Last  

on: 06 Mar 2016

Review extract: Simply awful. ...

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Review of "The Man Who Went Up In Smoke"  

by: Roger

The Man Who Went Up In Smoke  

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on: 04 Mar 2016

Review extract: Very pleasing, interesting characters and good plotline

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Review of "The Bone Clocks"  

by: Roger

The Bone Clocks  

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on: 28 Feb 2016

Review extract: yes - first episode excelent (gravesend), second ok (cambridge), third worse (alps), writer tedious hack, then a bit of wierdness, and a coda that comes back to form.

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Review of "Crow Hollow"  

by: Roger

Crow Hollow  

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on: 25 Feb 2016

Review extract: Enjoyable read. ...

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Review of "No Picnic on Mount Kenya"  

by: Roger

No Picnic on Mount Kenya  

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on: 19 Feb 2016

Review extract: Engrossing story of three men coming together to defeat the ennui of prison camp life by undertaking an extraordinary challenge

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Review of "Edward Adrift"  

by: Roger

Edward Adrift  

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on: 16 Feb 2016

Review extract: Love the interior monologue and comentary through which the story is told. ...

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rating of "Pandaemonium"  

by: Roger

Pandaemonium  

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on: 07 Feb 2016

No summary or review available

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Review of "The Night Circus"  

by: Roger

The Night Circus  

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on: 18 Dec 2015

Review extract: Entertaining read which creates its own world (where physical magic can be practiced) set in turn of 19/20th Century. ...

Full review 50 words

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rating of "The Timeless Way of Building"  

by: Roger

The Timeless Way of Building  

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on: 05 Dec 2015

No summary or review available

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Review of "Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore"  

by: Roger

Mr Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore  

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on: 01 Dec 2015

Review extract: Enjoyable, although it gets a bit single track towards the end

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Review of "Half of a Yellow Sun"  

by: Roger

Half of a Yellow Sun  

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on: 10 Oct 2015

Review extract: Excellent read. ...

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Review of "Seven Days in December"  

by: Roger

Seven Days in December  

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on: 27 Aug 2015

Review extract: Really good read.

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Review of "The Invisible Library"  

by: Roger

The Invisible Library  

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on: 21 Aug 2015

Review extract: Another book with a magical theme - why I am reading so many of these. ...

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Review of "The Shock of the Fall"  

by: Roger

The Shock of the Fall  

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on: 09 Aug 2015

Review extract: Brilliant read. ...

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Review of "The Ocean At The End Of The Lane"  

by: Roger

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane  

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on: 02 Aug 2015

Review extract: Well rooted fantasy creates a believable sense of things happening just on the edge of perception that might be glimpsed by a seven year old boy but remain hidden from adults

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Review of "Elements of Resistance"  

by: Roger

Elements of Resistance  

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on: 22 Jul 2015

Review extract: Very insightful and useful

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Review of "Dark Eden"  

by: Roger

Dark Eden  

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on: 02 Jul 2015

Review extract: Beckett has created a totally alien but believable world as a backdrop against which a timeless drama is played out. ...

Full review 40 words

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Review of "The Last Citadel"  

by: Roger

The Last Citadel  

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on: 20 Jun 2015

Review extract: Ridiculous hokum. ...

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Review of "Snowblind"  

by: Roger

Snowblind  

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on: 13 Jun 2015

Review extract: Pretty good. ...

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