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A Life in Transistion
by: rogerco
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A Fortune-Teller Told Me
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on: 20 Mar 2023
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The year of not flying certainly seems to have changed him for the better, from the hard boiled journo to someone a lot more aware of the darker side of the rising tide of capitalism.
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Not successful
by: rogerco
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Utopia Avenue
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on: 19 Feb 2023
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A collection of cameos by dead musicians
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rating of "The Siege of Krishnapur"
by: Roger CO
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The Siege of Krishnapur
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on: 25 Jan 2023
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rating of "Unsheltered"
by: Roger CO
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Unsheltered
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on: 24 Dec 2022
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rating of "Agent Running in the Field"
by: Roger CO
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Agent Running in the Field
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on: 28 Nov 2022
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Classic Pynchon
by: rogerco
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Bleeding Edge
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on: 26 Nov 2022
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New York in the aftermath of the dot-com crash of 2001 provides a natural landscape for Pynchon's
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rating of "The Black Swan"
by: Roger CO
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The Black Swan
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on: 01 Sep 2022
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Easy reading
by: rogerco
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Ross Poldark
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on: 15 Aug 2022
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A quick light read. ...
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A stoned shaggy dog's tail
by: rogerco
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Inherent Vice
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on: 14 Aug 2022
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A gripping return to form in true shaggy dog form
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A Lost Opportunity for a good book
by: rogerco
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The Lost Apothecary
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on: 27 Jul 2022
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The eighteenth century story is competently told although seemingly a little unlikely, the probelm comes with the appalling wet american woman and her nasty husband in the today section. ...
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How the Gods Live
by: rogerco
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Circe
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on: 16 Jul 2022
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Fabulous storytelling
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Poetical writing at its best
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Hamnet
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on: 24 Jun 2022
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Engrossing and affecting tale
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rating of Emotionally Weird
by: Roger CO
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Emotionally Weird
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on: 22 Jun 2022
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rating of "Kafka on the Shore"
by: Roger CO
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Kafka on the Shore
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on: 06 Jun 2022
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rating of "The Wee Free Men"
by: Roger CO
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The Wee Free Men
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on: 03 Jun 2022
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More of the Same
by: rogerco
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Winterkill
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on: 18 May 2022
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More snow, a death, a past, the real crime not the death
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Macbeth on Discworld
by: rogerco
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Wyrd Sisters
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on: 20 Apr 2022
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An entertaining fast read
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Excellent Read
by: rogerco
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Grasshopper
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on: 02 Apr 2022
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Keeping the tension up with hints of what is to come at every stage
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Similar to the previous
by: rogerco
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Whiteout
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on: 19 Mar 2022
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but still a good read
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The Poetry of Paths
by: rogerco
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The Old Ways
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on: 01 Mar 2022
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Beautifully written, and deeply meditative
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They led, many have followed
by: rogerco
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The Anarchy
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on: 27 Feb 2022
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Absorbing
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19th Century Farming Life Revealed
by: rogerco
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Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay
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on: 19 Jan 2022
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...and also the community built around the farming work of the year
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Average small town average crime mystery
by: rogerco
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The Creak on the Stairs
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on: 05 Jan 2022
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A bit confusing and a messy end, but a good quick read
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What a load of tosh
by: rogerco
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The Sea, the Sea
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on: 02 Jan 2022
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An egotistical misogynist pontificates on love. Why should I be in the slightest bit interested?
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rating of "The Web of Meaning"
by: rogerco
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The Web of Meaning
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on: 13 Dec 2021
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eco
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