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rating of Emotionally Weird  

by: Roger CO

Emotionally Weird  

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on: 22 Jun 2022

No summary or review available

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rating of "Kafka on the Shore"  

by: Roger CO

Kafka on the Shore  

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on: 06 Jun 2022

No summary or review available

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rating of "The Wee Free Men"  

by: Roger CO

The Wee Free Men  

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on: 03 Jun 2022

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More of the Same  

by: rogerco

Winterkill  

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on: 18 May 2022

More snow, a death, a past, the real crime not the death

Full review 71 words

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Macbeth on Discworld  

by: rogerco

Wyrd Sisters  

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on: 20 Apr 2022

An entertaining fast read

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Excellent Read  

by: rogerco

Grasshopper  

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on: 02 Apr 2022

Keeping the tension up with hints of what is to come at every stage

Full review 104 words

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Similar to the previous  

by: rogerco

Whiteout  

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on: 19 Mar 2022

but still a good read

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The Poetry of Paths  

by: rogerco

The Old Ways  

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on: 01 Mar 2022

Beautifully written, and deeply meditative

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They led, many have followed  

by: rogerco

The Anarchy  

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on: 27 Feb 2022

Absorbing

Full review 67 words

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19th Century Farming Life Revealed  

by: rogerco

Ask the Fellows Who Cut the Hay  

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on: 19 Jan 2022

...and also the community built around the farming work of the year

Full review 54 words

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Average small town average crime mystery  

by: rogerco

The Creak on the Stairs  

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on: 05 Jan 2022

A bit confusing and a messy end, but a good quick read

Full review 174 words

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What a load of tosh  

by: rogerco

The Sea, the Sea  

on: 02 Jan 2022

An egotistical misogynist pontificates on love. Why should I be in the slightest bit interested?

Full review 271 words

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rating of "The Web of Meaning"  

by: rogerco

The Web of Meaning  

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on: 13 Dec 2021

No summary or review available

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Why, not How To  

by: rogerco

How to Blow Up a Pipeline  

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on: 23 Nov 2021

Two thirds good, one third lacking.

Full review 141 words

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Emotionally Engaging  

by: rogerco

The Gustav Sonata  

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on: 21 Nov 2021

At times painful, but always driven forward by the storytelling

Full review 68 words

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An engrossing tale from dark Iceland  

by: rogerco

Rupture  

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on: 18 Nov 2021

An engrossing tale from dark Iceland

Full review 104 words

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The Limits of Recursion  

by: rogerco

Recursion  

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on: 08 Nov 2021

A new twist on the time-travel paradox theme

Full review 87 words

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rating of "Introduction to Systems Philosophy"  

by: rogerco

Introduction to Systems Philosophy  

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on: 22 Oct 2021

No summary or review available

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The Uses of Astrology and Empathy  

by: rogerco

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead  

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on: 22 Oct 2021

Fantastic enjoyable read

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British Justice in the Dock - and guilty as hell  

by: rogerco

A Bit of a Stretch  

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on: 13 Oct 2021

A damning indictment of the prison system especially as run under the Tories

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A Hollow Middle  

by: rogerco

Middle England  

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on: 05 Oct 2021

Is it a yawning void of emptiness or a black hole at the heart of middle england.

Full review 63 words

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A bit more than a small pleasure to read  

by: rogerco

Small Pleasures  

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on: 15 Sep 2021

late 1950's (and early 60's) life well evoked

Full review 144 words

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rating of "Last Stories"  

by: Roger CO

Last Stories  

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on: 01 Aug 2021

No summary or review available

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A Gripping Yarn  

by: rogerco

The Last Kingdom  

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on: 15 Jun 2021

Totally engrossing and readable

Full review 80 words

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Gripping and painful  

by: rogerco

Shuggie Bain  

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on: 01 Jun 2021

Gripping, but not an easy read. Very well written.

Full review 244 words

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