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Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
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Usual murder mystery fiction featuring psychologist Alex Delaware partnered with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. Grand easy holiday read that raced along but the plot I shall probably have forgotten by vacation's end. #book #fiction
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 20 Aug 2008.
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'The Summer Book' by Tove Jansson
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Lovely funny #book about the relationship betw a 6 yr old girl and her grandmother. Events take place over a summer spent on a tiny Finnish island.
Reviewed by famron via
on 19 Aug 2008.
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The Making of Me: Vanessa Mae BBC1
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Was Vanessa Mae born a violin prodigy or did she become one through blood, sweat, tears and hours upon hours of practice? By all accounts, it appears that her mother was a major force in driving her success. From the age of 4 when Vanessa began...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 09 Aug 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
The Ghost by Robert Harris
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I really enjoyed this novel, a total page turner that raced along. It's narrated by the ghost writer of the former British prime minister, who's brought in on the project after the sudden death of the first writer. The ex PM Adam Lang and his wife Ruth...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 03 Aug 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Top Gear Season Finale (Summer 2008)
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<p>I think this may rate as one of the best Top Gears of all time. So much packed into an hour with pure comedy in...</p>
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 28 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Celebrity Masterchef 2008 Final
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Go Liz go. Totally deserved win. None of the three put a foot wrong but she delivered perfection!
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 25 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Burn Up (BBC)
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I knew this would probably annoy me and I was right. All the sophistication of a cowboy movie where the baddies wear black hats. Seriously, is this the best enviro-disaster thing that the BBC can come up with? Yawn fest. I honestly wouldn't have lasted...
Reviewed by Old Baldy via
on 25 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
God Is Not Great
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I was expecting great things in this book from a thinker I deeply admire. Unfortunately it has nothing new to say and has no chance of convincing anyone on either side of the fence. I'm not a big reader, I rarely read anything approaching philosophy...
Reviewed by Old Baldy via
on 25 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Double Fault by Lionel Shriver
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So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 18 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Celebrity Masterchef 2008
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This series fails on 2 counts: celebrity is a very loosely coined term and the standard of cooking is very low. I enjoy the usual Masterchef as although repetitive, the cooking and dishes are usually good. This series so far has been very...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 11 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.





