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Review of "Brightness Falls"  

by: Roger

Brightness Falls  

on: 01 Jul 1999

Review extract: Self consciously self referential and smug If it hadn't been for a couple of pertinantant insights about miscommunication it would scored 0

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Review of "Nobody's Fool"  

by: Roger

Nobody's Fool  

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on: 01 Jul 1999

Review extract: A little overlong but kept well interested and avoided some obvious happy endings

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Review of "The Suffocating Night"  

by: Roger

The Suffocating Night  

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on: 01 Jul 1999

Review extract: Alittle old fashioned and annoying in the way author lets you know he knows something he is not telling you

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Review of "HighFidelity"  

by: Roger

HighFidelity  

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on: 01 Jun 1999

Review extract: very identifiable in an abstract way although not totally happy with ending

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Review of "The Chimney Sweeper's Boy"  

by: Roger

The Chimney Sweeper's Boy  

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on: 01 May 1999

Review extract: ok

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rating of "Brazzaville Beach"  

by: Roger

Brazzaville Beach  

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on: 01 Apr 1999

No summary or review available

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rating of "Kowloon Tong"  

by: Roger

Kowloon Tong  

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on: 01 Mar 1999

No summary or review available

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Review of "The Gospel Acording to Jesus Christ"  

by: Roger

The Gospel Acording to Jesus Christ  

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on: 21 Feb 1999

Review extract: Interesting take on a partially familiar story told in a stream of words

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Review of "Juggling"  

by: Roger

Juggling  

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on: 01 Feb 1999

Review extract: went off a bit twards en

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Review of "Amsterdam"  

by: Roger

Amsterdam  

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on: 01 Jan 1999

Review extract: fast read clear characters but ultimately like chinese food - is that all ?

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Review of "Things Can ONLY Get Better"  

by: Roger

Things Can ONLY Get Better  

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on: 01 Jan 1999

Review extract: Funny and true Paled a bit towards the end but much laughs out loud

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Review of "Birdsong"  

by: Roger

Birdsong  

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on: 01 Dec 1998

Review extract: Very powerful and compelling read Gripping sometimes painful sometimes beautiful

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Review of "Other People"  

by: Roger

Other People  

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on: 01 Dec 1998

Review extract: Gripping but ultimately disappointing as I didn't understand the ending

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Review of "Virtual Light"  

by: Roger

Virtual Light  

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on: 01 Dec 1998

Review extract: Enjoyed its racing style flashes of visionary gleam amoungst the terminator scifi

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rating of "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"  

by: Roger

Captain Corelli's Mandolin  

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on: 01 Nov 1998

No summary or review available

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Review of "Regeneration"  

by: Roger

Regeneration  

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on: 05 Oct 1998

Review extract: Powerful stuff well told

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Review of "Mason & Dixon"  

by: Roger

Mason & Dixon  

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on: 01 Oct 1998

Review extract: excellent dense typical Pynchon fantasy (interesting links to Longitude)

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rating of "The League Against Christmas"  

by: Roger

The League Against Christmas  

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on: 01 Mar 1998

No summary or review available

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rating of "Milton in America"  

by: Roger

Milton in America  

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on: 01 Nov 1997

No summary or review available

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rating of "The Influencing Engine"  

by: Roger

The Influencing Engine  

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on: 01 Apr 1997

No summary or review available

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Review of "The Island of the Day Before"  

by: Roger

The Island of the Day Before  

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on: 01 Mar 1997

Review extract: a little impenetrable and elliptical as expected of Mr Eco

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rating of "Dan Lemo & the Limehouse Golem"  

by: Roger

Dan Lemo & the Limehouse Golem  

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on: 01 Jan 1997

No summary or review available

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rating of "Hawksmoor"  

by: Roger

Hawksmoor  

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on: 01 Jan 1997

No summary or review available

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Review of "Longitude"  

by: Roger

Longitude  

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on: 01 Jan 1997

Review extract: Well told tale

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rating of "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow"  

by: Roger

Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow  

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on: 01 Jan 1997

No summary or review available

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