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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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Review of "Elizabeth Is Missing"  

by: Roger

Elizabeth Is Missing  

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on: 05 Jun 2015

Review extract: Convincing portrait of what it is like to live with progressive memory loss and the impact on those around

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Rating only "This Changes Everything" -1  

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This Changes Everything  

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on: 02 Jun 2015

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Review of "Into the Wild"  

by: Roger

Into the Wild  

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on: 26 Apr 2015

Review extract: McCandless is a really interesting story and seeker. ...

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Review of "History of the Rain"  

by: Roger

History of the Rain  

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on: 12 Apr 2015

Review extract: Full of literary quotes and references and slightly self consciously poetic form of writing but none the worse for it. ...

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Review of "Elephant Moon"  

by: Roger

Elephant Moon  

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on: 28 Feb 2015

Review extract: Enjoyed reading it, slightly convoluted romance thread but the descriptions of the elephants and their relationships with each other and man very compelling.

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Review of "Cypress Grove"  

by: Roger

Cypress Grove  

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on: 26 Jan 2015

Review extract: Turner's past is revealed as the story unfolds. ...

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Review of "A Swarming of Bees"  

by: Roger

A Swarming of Bees  

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on: 22 Jan 2015

Review extract: Shades of Eco's Name of the Rose and just as engrossing as the 7th century world is created and the story unfolds.

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Review of "The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau"  

by: Roger

The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau  

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on: 16 Jan 2015

Review extract: Very well written and engrossing. ...

Full review 43 words

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Review of "The Physic Garden"  

by: Roger

The Physic Garden  

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on: 08 Jan 2015

Review extract: Although the plot is not a mystery the writing is excellent and the sense of time and place impeccable

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Review of "The Photographer's Wife"  

by: Roger

The Photographer's Wife  

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on: 14 Dec 2014

Review extract: I really enjoyed the first chapters in the blitz then it got a bit of a shaky start to the modern day end of the story but eventually was back on course and a good read

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Review of "The Empress Emerald"  

by: Roger

The Empress Emerald  

on: 27 Nov 2014

Review extract: I wish I could remember who recommended this to me so that I could discount any future recommendations from that source. ...

Full review 186 words

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Review of "The Making of a Counter Culture"  

by: Roger

The Making of a Counter Culture  

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on: 05 Nov 2014

Review extract: Full of excellent analysis and ideas. ...

Full review 34 words

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Review of "The Wake"  

by: Roger

The Wake  

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on: 02 Nov 2014

Review extract: Written in a meta-language based on anglo-saxon adjusted to make it readable to a modern English reader. ...

Full review 61 words

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Review of "A History of the World in Twelve Maps"  

by: Roger

A History of the World in Twelve Maps  

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on: 15 Oct 2014

Review extract: At first seemed a little slow but led to a deeper understanding of how a map is a cultural phenonium and always has a political and historical dimension and no map can ever be complete or objective

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Review of "Only Planet"  

by: Roger

Only Planet  

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on: 11 Oct 2014

Review extract: Very good, enjoyable to read and interesting. ...

Full review 39 words

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Review of "A Place of Strangers"  

by: Roger

A Place of Strangers  

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on: 27 Sep 2014

Review extract: Bit of a boys book probably. ...

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Review of "The Misremembered Man"  

by: Roger

The Misremembered Man  

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on: 24 Sep 2014

Review extract: The ending was visible from half way through, if not earlier, but that didn't really spoil it. ...

Full review 41 words

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