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.The Ghost

by: Robert Harris

July 03, 2008
But, no, I can't feel sorry for that pair! This is only a mildly-gripping thriller, a good beach read that I polished off in a couple of days ... but its satirisation of the Blairs is quite hilarious. And there's a jolly good twist at the end.
Not up to the standards of Enigma/Fatherland but well worth the cover price in amusement value.
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.Imperium

by: Robert Harris

July 05, 2007
Puts you right there and will be the cause of some sleepless nights , I had to read it straight through. Marvelous cover to cover
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.Pompeii

by: Robert Harris

September 27, 2004
It's been a few years since I read any Harris and this proves that he is still a fine writer to me. Here he succeeds quite well in weaving a unique plot around the volcanic eruption of 78AD. Quite why he used an Aquarius beats me (an ancient roman water mains manager type). I have given him 3 stars and not 4 for this, for the simple reason that it took overly long in my opinion to get to the real action. In saying that, as another reviewer has said, Harris still makes the historical lessons interesting.
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.Fatherland

by: Robert Harris

May 06, 1993

Read 'Pompei' and loved it, bought 'Fatherland' and found it was even better. 'Fatherland' is in fact one of my favourite books of all time.
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.Archangel

by: Robert Harris

October 07, 1999
Kelso is a maverick historian whose controversial opinions on Russia have made him famous across the globe, but also infamous in the academic world. On a trip to Russia he stumbles across a man who claims to have been present at the time of Stalin's death. This man also claims that Stalin had a notebook with him on the day that he died and that he knows the location of this item. With Stalin's notebook Kelso believes he could reinvent Stalinist history, unfortunately so do many other people. Kelso is used to dealing with fellow academics, but this case will take him into the wilds of Russia and put him up against some of the most powerful and dangerous people from Russia's present and its Soviet past.

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.Enigma

by: Robert Harris

May 02, 1996
This is a novel based on true stories but it is still a novel and I think a good one. It has tension and a very loveable lead male character.

It's clearly well-researched and from what I know about the story of Bletchley Park and its history it is sound. The detail he includes looks fine to me but it is rather a technical so he had to restrict himself as to what he could include within the confines of writing a thriller.

I am just glad that anyone decided to write a novel at all which might bring this story to a wider audience. It's a fascinating story and I would urge anyone who enjoys this book to look into the real-life story.

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.Speed Solving the Cube: Easy to Follow, Step-by-step Instructions for Many Popular 3-D Puzzles

by: Dan Harris

July 01, 2008
This book is great for anyone who has a rubik's cube. Anyone who can do a 3x3 normally can jump to the speedcubing methods, but it also has a beginner method for anyone who doesn't already know it, or does not know how to solve a rubik's cube. This book also has solutions for the other rubik's cubes i.e. 2x2, 4x4 £ 5x5, which I am going to look at.
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.The Ghost

by: Robert Harris

September 26, 2007
I have read a couple of Robert Harris' books, Enigma, Fatherland and Selling Hitler and this has been, after Enigma my favorite.

I'd say that this book is a good easy read that does'nt need to much concentration. I found that what I enjoyed most was not the plot but the discription of New England and the insight into how those in the public eye live.

The plot itself is ok but if I had to criticise the book I'd say that it just drifts along and lacks in any 'can't-wait-to-see-what-happens-next' feeling.

All in all I would recomend this book. It's an easy read. Harris fans should not expect the same as previous books.

Loved 'Enigma', liked 'Ghost'.
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.Conspiracy

by: Robert Harris

October 01, 2009
I have read a couple of Robert Harris' books, Enigma, Fatherland and Selling Hitler and this has been, after Enigma my favorite.

I'd say that this book is a good easy read that does'nt need to much concentration. I found that what I enjoyed most was not the plot but the discription of New England and the insight into how those in the public eye live.

The plot itself is ok but if I had to criticise the book I'd say that it just drifts along and lacks in any 'can't-wait-to-see-what-happens-next' feeling.

All in all I would recomend this book. It's an easy read. Harris fans should not expect the same as previous books.

Loved 'Enigma', liked 'Ghost'.
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.Enigma and Archangel

by: Robert Harris

December 01, 2007
I have read a couple of Robert Harris' books, Enigma, Fatherland and Selling Hitler and this has been, after Enigma my favorite.

I'd say that this book is a good easy read that does'nt need to much concentration. I found that what I enjoyed most was not the plot but the discription of New England and the insight into how those in the public eye live.

The plot itself is ok but if I had to criticise the book I'd say that it just drifts along and lacks in any 'can't-wait-to-see-what-happens-next' feeling.

All in all I would recomend this book. It's an easy read. Harris fans should not expect the same as previous books.

Loved 'Enigma', liked 'Ghost'.
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