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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

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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

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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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Funny but not hilarious  

by: rogerco

The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax  

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on: 22 Apr 2021

Funny, at time LOL funny, sometimes OTT funny

Full review 53 words

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Rating only "Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency" -1  

by: rogerco

Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency  

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on: 12 Apr 2021

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Can a Ghost unmask a Criminal?  

by: rogerco

Pine  

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on: 23 Mar 2021

A well crafted tale mixing ghost story with crime

Full review 241 words

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A Saga Out of Africa  

by: rogerco

The Old Drift  

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on: 02 Mar 2021

At times difficult, at times rewarding

Full review 173 words

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And the point is...  

by: rogerco

Borkmann’s Point  

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on: 21 Jan 2021

...revealed at the end

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The Beauty of the Network  

by: rogerco

Entangled Life  

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on: 21 Jan 2021

This fascinating book occupies the territory between scientific paper, popular science, and evangelical polemic.

Full review 134 words

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Excellent and Accessible  

by: rogerco

The Garden Jungle  

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on: 04 Jan 2021

Packed full of useful information

Full review 149 words

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Totalitarian Communism Understood  

by: rogerco

The Case of Comrade Tulayev  

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on: 03 Jan 2021

How Stalin was supported even by those who were being purged and eliminated, as they saw a greater good.

Full review 206 words

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Extraordinary and gripping  

by: rogerco

Where the Crawdads Sing  

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on: 26 Nov 2020

Extraordinary tale from the swamps of the east coast of northern america.

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Rating only "Little Siberia" -1  

by: rogerco

Little Siberia  

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on: 16 Nov 2020

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Rating only "The King's Evil" -1  

by: rogerco

The King's Evil  

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on: 16 Nov 2020

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