Book Reviews
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Book ReviewsStolen Stories (by various writers)
The best stories are the simplest Read more »| 10 Dec 2008 -
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Daniel X: Alien Hunter by James Patterson (and Leopoldo Gout).
‘From the No 1. International Bestselling Thriller Writer’ proclaims the front cover of this title. True, James Patterson has written some succes... Read more »| 10 Dec 2008 -
Book ReviewsLook Both Ways, by Jennifer Baumgardner
"Part memoir, part pop-culture study, part feminist theory," enthuses the blurb on the back of the book. Maybe that’s the problem: Look Both Ways tries... Read more »| 06 Nov 2008 -
Book ReviewsSolo Faces by James Salter
Verne Rand is a born climber, a man so at ease on tricky ascents that it’s as if he’s part of the mountains. He’s the fascinating (fictiona... Read more »| 03 Nov 2008 -
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman, in addition to being the award winning graphic novelist who wrote the Sandman series amongst other things, and the award winning writer of print... Read more »| 28 Oct 2008 -
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Have You Seen...?
David Thomson's Biographical Dictionary of Film is pretty essential for any serious film buff. Yet this is the first time that Thomson has produced the obvio... Read more »| 22 Oct 2008
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Book ReviewsSpider by Linda Strachan
Spider follows three characters, Andy, Deanna, and of course Spider, with sections told by each. They're teenagers, who go joyriding, and the book is about t... Read more »| 22 Oct 2008 -
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Indignation by Philip Roth
Philip Roth’s latest book seems to return to themes in his first, Goodbye Columbus. Columbus dealt with the problems society’s restrictions cause... Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
Book ReviewsHomicide: A Year on The Killing Streets
Wire fans, this is where it all began. David Simon, who (if you don’t know) is the creator of The Wire, was once a journalist for the Baltimore Sun. He... Read more »| 07 Oct 2008 -
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The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
The Gargoyle is a contemporary gothic love story, made like a mosaic from pieces of fairytales and love stories from the ages. An epic debut by Andrew Davids... Read more »| 30 Sep 2008 -
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Ansel Adams: Landscapes of the American West
Ansel Adams was a legendary photographer. He mainly shot landscapes, specifically large-scale American landscapes, and his photographs are often breathtaking... Read more »| 29 Sep 2008 -
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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore: So Many Ways to Sleep Badly
Hot on the heels of an expanded second edition of That’s Revolting! Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is back on the scene with a new novel. Alma Cork joins the dots. Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
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A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans
Evans seems to have written this with a film treatment already in mind Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
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After Dark by Haruki Murakami
He can take you to a library of unicorn skulls and it'll seem like the most natural thing in the world. Read more »| 11 Aug 2008 -
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The Redemption of Alexander Seaton by Shona MacLean
MacLean writes with a historian’s eye for detail Read more »| 07 Aug 2008