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.Nineteen Seventy Seven (Red Riding Quartet)
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by: David Peace

July 12, 2001
As they would probably say in Yorkshire, "what the bloody hell was all that about?" Having now read two of this author's books, I feel I have sussed his technique which is to use the vagueness of abstraction to disguise lack of plot and inconsistency of storyline.

Strip away the "clever" switching of character telling the first person narrative and the italicised prose and the dream sequences and you have left something that doesn't quite add up. Back to the Yorkshie vernacular and I would say that Mr Peace is "too clever for his own good".

What could be a very gripping, sexy, noir and grity novel is spoilt for me by some unnecessarily complicated literal trickery. I enjioyed 1974 but by the time I was half way through ... Read More:
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.In England
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by: Don McCullin

November 08, 2007
Don McCullin's latest collection of photos is a dark mirror. The prints are beautifully rendered-- uniformly dark but perfectly toned in their range of light and shadow. The subject matter is dark too -- there is little to indicate any social progress to lessen the gap between the privileged and the have-nots over the nearly fifty years the collection represents at its maximum span. McCullin's pictures show bleakly how little has changed over that period.

But perhaps what is most striking is how the English at play still look grotesque regardless of class. You expect shots of your parents generation to look odd; it is startling to see your own generation repeat the same inanities of dress and expression. Take away the captions and ... Read More:
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.The Enchanted Castle (Wordsworth Children's Classics)
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by: E. Nesbit

February 24, 1994
Although it has its moments, it has alot of superflous dialogue and can be quite difficult for children to understand at times. It is also quite racist in how it describes particular people, which although obviously acceptable (from a publishers point - not mine)when it was first printed, it is not now, and I was quite disappointed that an author of this calibre felt the need to use such words. Could be a lovely, adventurous story in half the words!
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.Mother Of Pearl
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by: Maureen Lee

February 07, 2008
Didn't want to put this down, couldn't put it down. No housework done today!! A great tale through the war years and beyond. Something a little bit different. If you like Maureen Lee, you will love this new saga, set in Liverpool. One of those stories that you wish would never end.
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.Secret Diary of a Call Girl
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by: Belle De Jour

June 18, 2008
Didn't want to put this down, couldn't put it down. No housework done today!! A great tale through the war years and beyond. Something a little bit different. If you like Maureen Lee, you will love this new saga, set in Liverpool. One of those stories that you wish would never end.
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.Central Fells: 3 (Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells 50th Anniversary Editions)
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by: Alfred Wainwright

November 30, 2004
I've been a Lakeland enthusiast for quite a number of years, but it was only on my most recent trip that I was in a bookshop and noticed seven little white books... everywhere. I didn't really think much of it, until I was bought one for my birthday - book seven. It had the Great Gable walk in it, a mountain which I still haven't found the time to climb, but I'll get round to it.

I read it from cover to cover - unusual, considering it's a guidebook, and was immediately hooked. Wainwright has classified and categorised the Lake District so perfectly and so completely that if you have walked the paths he describes, you can almost see the views in your mind as you read the books. They are all lovingly and painstakingly ... Read More:
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.How to Run Quality Self-catering Accomodation (Enjoy England Guides to Quality Accommodation)
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by: VisitBritain

March 31, 2006
Excellent little book, just the right amount of information to make it useful and informative without being too heavy reading.

Very pleased
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.Blind to the Bones
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by: Stephen Booth

March 22, 2004

A newspaper and magazine journalist for over 25 years, Stephen Booth was born in the English Pennine mill town of Burnley. He was brought up on the coast at Blackpool. Stephen gave up journalism in 2001 to write crime novels full time.

Withens is a small village in the Peak District and like many other small town and villages it is troubled by theft and vandalism, but Withens problems stem from mainly one local family, the Oxleys, a family from hell. Now the village is the focus of a murder investigation. A young man's body has been discovered out on the cold and desolate moors nearby and the man is a member of the family from hell, he is an Oxley.

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.Postcards
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by: Annie Proulx

January 01, 2003
Some people really do not like this book. Some have given it one star in a review, and others have complained that it does not stand up next to Proulx's much more famous "The Shipping News", yet I feel moved to come to its defence. This is Proulx's first novel, and, for those who do now know the storyline, it begins with the collapse of a family unit on a small farm and goes on to chart the progress (in inverted commas) of the members of that family across the geography and time of the United States in the 20th century.

The fiercest accusation levelled at this book is that it lacks a plot, and I would be inclined to agree, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. Indeed, I often find that otherwise good books are spoiled by their plots, and many ... Read More:
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.Sea to Sea Cycle Route Map: NCN C2C (National Cycle Network Route Maps)
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by: Sustrans

2007-04
The definitive guide for the C2C bike ride. Good strip maps (careful - some are at different scales) with written guide to the main route and some of the alternative routes. One criticism of the map is that for some of the alternative surfaced routes it neglects the gradient information - so you can find yourself going up 1:4 hills that aren't marked as such on the map.

The enclosed stamp card is required for proof of trip - and collection of T-Shirt to mark your success!
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