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Thursday, 5 March 2015

The Children Act - Ian McEwan

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I’m going to admit something from the start here.  I don’t like Ian McEwan’s books.  I have nothing against him personally, in fact I have s...
Sunday, 1 February 2015

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan

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One can judge a book on a number of different levels (plot and characterization to name just two), but writing I find is often the most con...
Thursday, 20 November 2014

The Bone Clocks - David Mitchell

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The release of David Mitchell’s book The Bone Clocks was quite possibly the most eagerly awaited of the year.  Bibliophiles the world over...
Wednesday, 15 October 2014

GUEST BLOG: Wolf in White Van - John Darnielle

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As many of you will know, I never studied English beyond GCSE level and thus my reviews are not so much a literary criticism as a stream o...
Sunday, 12 October 2014

The Best Thing That Never Happened to Me - Laura Tait & Jimmy Rice

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We’ve all been there.  Two people that we know who clearly are itching to get in each other’s pants but who have the situation reading skil...
Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Landline - Rainbow Rowell

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Is it reasonable to be disappointed by the quality of a book that thoroughly engaged you?  Find lacking something that you devoured in a si...
Thursday, 7 August 2014

Black Box - Cassia Leo

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The comfort zone is so-named for a reason. It’s secure and familiar – a cosy place to relax to escape from some of the nasty things go...
Tuesday, 29 July 2014

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

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This year has been the Year of Reading Really Long Books for me.  I’ve ploughed through  Les Misérables  and  The First Man in Rome  so far...
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Thursday, 17 July 2014

Snowdrops - A.D. Miller

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This year has so far been for me a year of reading really long books, so it was really nice when my new book club selected something nice an...
Wednesday, 2 July 2014

The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)

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The second book in a series can often be where a series trips up.  The first book has the excitement of introducing something new, and later...