The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)

Objectivity is a crucial skill for a book reviewer but for some authors even professional reviews seem incapable of separating the name from the book.  For no one is this more the case than for JK Rowling.  Since completing the Harry Potter books she has moved on from Young Adult fiction, first publishing The Casual Vacancy a book that I have already reviewed and personally think is much...

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman

Some books are a real pain in the bum to classify.  Those of you who read my review of The Book Thief may remember the mini-rant that I went on at those people that classify simply as a Young Adult book, but I do admit that applying such labels is not an easy task.  Bibliophiles are notorious for loving a good classification – my own book shelf is a triumph of division and sub-division...

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