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.No Time For Goodbye
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by: Linwood Barclay

June 12, 2008
I have never read anything by this autor before but can say I am much impressed after reading No Time For Goodbye. An excellent read, which leaves you constantly guessing and wanting to read on and on to satisfy your suspicians! I only get chance to read of an evening and I have to admit that I would look forward to my daily read to find out a bit more! A must read, I just hope his next is just as good!
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.The Outcast
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by: Sadie Jones

June 16, 2008
Sadie Jones's moving story of young Lewis's struggle with the emotional crippling delivered by family events and (quoting another review) "communal failure to take responsibility for a troubled child" is both absorbing and beautifully written, without any sentimentality. I was a child in the 1950s, it's hard to believe that Sadie Jones wasn't there as well! Her evocation of the period is admirable and inaccuracies of detail are minimal (eg British police cars had bells not sirens, and a girl would have worn stretch slacks not jeans) and certainly don't detract. The parallel and horrifying portrayal of the Carmichael family is entwined with that of Lewis to such an degree that the reader alternately hopes for and dreads the resolution of Lewis ... Read More:
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.East of the Sun
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by: Julia Gregson

June 12, 2008
I have very mixed feelings about this book.

For a start, there are a couple of obvious mistakes, including the reference (page 102) to someone being like a "villain in an Abbott and Costello film". This book is set in 1928/29 and yet Abbott and Costello didn't work together until 1935!

Another (page 106) talks about a parlour game "in which you wrote the name of somebody famous on a strip of paper and stuck it on your forehead. The others had to guess who you were".

Er, no - they could tell who you are by reading the paper stuck on your forehead! The game actually involves someone sticking a name on your head and you have to guess who you are!

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.The Book Thief
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by: Markus Zusak

January 01, 2008
So many five star reviews. So few that say: Wait a minute; What's all the fuss about? If it weren't for the hype surrounding this book and the overexposure given to it by every bookseller imaginable, then I might have enjoyed it better. Perhaps I was expecting too much. This book has the bones of a good story, but my overall impression was that style took precedence over substance. Having the book narrated by death, and sown with little headlines and lists and with unlikely similes and metaphors are not intrinsically bad ideas, but when they take the place of characterization and storytelling, then they become a distraction. I would rather have done without them in exchange for tangible, believable characters and places. I came to the end of ... Read More:
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.The Kite Runner
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by: Khaled Hosseini

June 07, 2004
Such a thought-provoking, yet enjoyable story with great insights into life in Kabul before the Russians invaded and also after when the Taliban took hold. The characters and the events that unfolded in this book will not be easily forgotten by myself and I cried at a couple of points in the story - something I very rarely do at literature. I hope you will love this book too.
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.A Thousand Splendid Suns
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by: Khaled Hosseini

May 22, 2007
After finding a book good enough to compare with Kite Runner I Got Khaled Hosseini new book and he has really exeled I never wanted to put it down and I never wanted it to end
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.The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
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by: Rebecca Miller

June 12, 2008
Then I threw it away. Not a worthwhile read really, I felt, it seemed all too shallow. As another reviewer has said there wasn't much 'private life' about Pippa Lee! I wouldn't pass it on, the book felt messily written and formulaic. Sorry, I would have liked to have given it a good review as it was highly recommended. Perhaps it's just that I've never met anyone remotely like Pippa. Or her disappointing husband. You may love it though.
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.The Resurrectionist
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by: James Bradley

June 19, 2008
I am an avid reader of gothic fiction, and did my English degree dissertation on Wuthering Heights and Frankenstein. I was bought The Resurrectionists as a gift and was very much looking forward to reading it. However, I found it to be really quite disappointing.

First of all, this is a dark story, and one where you would not expect to find likeable characters. Gabriel swift is an anatomist's assistant, who soon finds himself dragged into the murky world of body snatching where people kill for money. I have no problem with reading books where the protagonist is heavily flawed, but the main issue with this book is that all of the characters are very vague with little background to support them, so it's very hard to keep track of who is who. Also, ... Read More:
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.Superior Saturday (The Keys to the Kingdom)
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by: Garth Nix

July 01, 2008
In the sixth instalment of the Keys to the Kingdom series, Arthur is on a journey to gain the sixth key from Saturday, the oldest denizen in the House.

After disappointment in the Thursday and Friday novels, I was wondering if Nix had somewhat gone into too deep with his attention to detail rather than action and suspense but Saturday is right back on track with intensity, action and a mouth watering prospect for Sunday that I believe this latest addition is right behind Monday in terms of the best in the series.

We are offered suspense and action right from the first chapter as the stakes are raised in the outside world as well as the House and now Arthur has to face the biggest challenge, the oldest and most powerful denizen in the ... Read More:
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.The Secret
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by: Rhonda Byrne

December 04, 2006
I first watched the dvd, which contains the same contents of the book about 6months ago, just watched it again, and this is my review, Starting with the good.
The Secret contains some truths and good Tips on Attracting what a person wants. Quotes like 'Creation happens from toughts, thoughts manifest into actions' is very true as every amazing and successful things we have with us today like the aeroplane, computer, architecture all manifested from someone's thought,
'Feelings are feedback mechanism of whether we are on track' also very true but simple as if u feel sick or feel sick, feel high/drunk i guess thats your body giving you feedback right,
'simple shifting of emotions can change your day' true, 'be gratefull for what you have, and you attract ... Read More:
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