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Review of "Close Range"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jan 2004
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absolutely brilliant writing
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Review of "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Dec 2003
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readable (laugh out loud on train) & interesting
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rating of "Fever Pitch"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Nov 2003
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Review of "Baudolino"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Oct 2003
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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
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Review of "If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Oct 2003
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poetic & lyrical description of an emotional world intersecting with the physical one
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Review of "Life Of Pi"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Oct 2003
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fantastic
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Review of "Postcards"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Oct 2003
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i think this is her best combining the breadth of vision of Accordion Crimes with the emotional intensity of Shipping News
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Review of "Nailing Harry"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Aug 2003
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poorly written pap - only read because epynomous Harry allegedly based on Harry Turner of TSW
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Review of "The Girl With A Pearl Earring"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jul 2003
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picture of a relationship from one side V remains an enigma as the other players are fleshed out around
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Review of "Why Do People Hate America"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jul 2003
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interesting read - mostly fairly obvious but answers question of title well - and may even persaude some more people that we should hate America Now need a follow-up : 'What to Do About America'
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rating of "Spies"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jun 2003
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Review of "The Iron Chain"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Apr 2003
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fewer interesting ideas than the first volume
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Review of "Snow Falling On Cedars"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Dec 2002
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Very well told tale - what at first seemed like a courtroom drama opened out through use of nested flashbacks
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Review of "The Restraint of Beasts"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Dec 2002
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a strange and slightly disturbing tale
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Review of "A Long Strange Trip"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Nov 2002
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detailed & authoritative as one mans well researched perception can be
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Review of "Oxygen"
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on: 01 Oct 2002
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ok ish but not satisfying
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Review of "The Constant Gardener"
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on: 01 Oct 2002
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a true evolution of the cold war spy genre into the post-national corporate world struggle - very gripping & at times evocotave
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Review of "McCarthy's Bar"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Aug 2002
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mildly amusing
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Review of "The Rotters Club"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Aug 2002
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weak ending - no closure left hanging & also a bit ott Rest was very good though
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rating of "True History of the Kelly Gang"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Aug 2002
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Review of "French Revolutions"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jul 2002
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fairly light entertaining read
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rating of "How To Be Good"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jun 2002
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rating of "Wanderer's & Islanders"
by: Roger
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on: 01 Jun 2002
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rating of "Boswell's Presumptuous Task"
by: Roger
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on: 01 May 2002
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rating of "The Wrong Boy"
by: Roger
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The Wrong Boy
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on: 01 Apr 2002
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