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.Watchmen
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by: Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons


This is a great book.

Forget the comic book format; this is very good, imaginative, intelligent story telling with real depth and complexity.

The movie will no doubt be stunning, but read this before you see it.

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.The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House: Or the Murder at Road Hill House
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by: Kate Summerscale

July 26, 2008
This book exists of three interwoven strands: a recounting of a murder, a social history of the period that the murder occured, and discussions of contemporary crime fiction.

The first strand worked fine, and I appreciate the necessity of the second, but the detours into the contemporary crime fiction completely ruined the rhythm of the book for me. Where I had been hooked, I found my mind wandering, hoping the book would get back on track in as short a time as possible.

The prose was also, at times, rather too flowery for my liking.

I would have enjoyed the book more if it were a straight account of the murder which, it must be said, the author has researched very well.
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.East of the Sun
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by: Julia Gregson

June 12, 2008
An easy read that suited me as a holiday choice - a rich, narrative that surprised me really, I even found myself checking out what the flowers and places so well described were on the web!!!! You become carried away with the lives of the girls and their travels, their naivety and dreams. Not stunning or anything profound, but most definately enjoyable and read-worthy.
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.The House at Riverton
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by: Kate Morton

June 15, 2007
I spent a lovely day curled up on the sofa with this book. It's beautifully written and draws you in from the beginning.
Grace is a house maid at Riverton during the 2nd world war. When 2 sisters Hannah and Emmeline come to stay Grace feels inexplicably drawn to them.
Although the story travels towards a tragedy you know is coming the ending is still a surprise.

I couldn't put it down.
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.Bad Science
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by: Ben Goldacre

September 01, 2008
I'm committing the sin of reviewing a book I haven't actually read but since it's only been available for 1 day so far I expect nobody has read it all yet. However, I'm guessing that it won't be hugely different in style to Ben's Bad Science blog, which I have been reading for several years now and indeed, the blog has recently included some decent sized extracts of the book. Excuses over.

Dr. Ben Goldacre is everything you want in a sceptic/debunker/science writer. He is a real medical Doctor. He has a witty style of writing and a very nice turn of phrase. He attacks Big Pharma as much as So Called Alternative Medicine, the only criteria being the badness of the science. He writes in a popular science style that is accessible to non specialists ... Read More:
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.A History of Modern Britain
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by: Andrew Marr

May 02, 2008
This book was updated for its paperback release and having read it carefully I suspect that many of the errors referred to by other reviewers were removed at that point. Having lived out of Britain for a sizeable chunk of my adult life, I found that I had much to learn from the pages - several large gaps in my knowledge were filled in.

I found it difficult to detect any signs of bias, and Andrew Marr's easy writing style made it a pleasure to read. This is almost as far removed from the dry history textbook that I wrestled with as a young student as it is possible to be. For anyone wanting a crash course on British modern history, this could not be bettered. Well researched and referenced, this deserves to become a standard.
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.Homework for Grown-ups: Everything You Learnt at School... and Promptly Forgot
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by: E. Foley, B. Coates

August 28, 2008
This book was updated for its paperback release and having read it carefully I suspect that many of the errors referred to by other reviewers were removed at that point. Having lived out of Britain for a sizeable chunk of my adult life, I found that I had much to learn from the pages - several large gaps in my knowledge were filled in.

I found it difficult to detect any signs of bias, and Andrew Marr's easy writing style made it a pleasure to read. This is almost as far removed from the dry history textbook that I wrestled with as a young student as it is possible to be. For anyone wanting a crash course on British modern history, this could not be bettered. Well researched and referenced, this deserves to become a standard.
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.The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor (The Books of Pellinor)
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by: Alison Croggon

September 01, 2008
This book was updated for its paperback release and having read it carefully I suspect that many of the errors referred to by other reviewers were removed at that point. Having lived out of Britain for a sizeable chunk of my adult life, I found that I had much to learn from the pages - several large gaps in my knowledge were filled in.

I found it difficult to detect any signs of bias, and Andrew Marr's easy writing style made it a pleasure to read. This is almost as far removed from the dry history textbook that I wrestled with as a young student as it is possible to be. For anyone wanting a crash course on British modern history, this could not be bettered. Well researched and referenced, this deserves to become a standard.
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.The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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by: Stieg Larsson

July 24, 2008
My only wish is that I could read it in the original Swedish as the only flaws in this book were the occasional translation errors. All in all though, a superb read. I was up till 3am finishing it last night and have recommended it to all my friends. I'm looking forward to the remaining books in the trilogy and will definitely be adding them to my Xmas/birthday present wishlist.
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.Apache
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by: Ed Macy

September 01, 2008
Having purchases this book 2 days ago and already having finished it i must say that it is quite possible the best written factual millitary account i have ever read (and with my book collection that is alot of competition)

I find it rare that a book actually triggers emotions within me, however this book took me all the way from exitement and exhileration to sadness and dissapointement making many other steps along the way.

I not only reccomend this book to anyone intersted in military writing but also to anyone who wants to read a story of true heroism, bravery and selflessness.

A true gem to be read by all!
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