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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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Tropic Thunder (2008)
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google_ad_section_start This latest summer comedy is directed by Ben Stiller - his first movie since Zoolander (2001), and is written by Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The plot : A big-budget war movie with star-actors is being...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 19 Aug 2008.
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The X Files: I Want to Believe.
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Mulder and Scully's return only serves to remind us that the best is long over. Directed by: Chris Carter Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Xzibit What's it About: Mulder and Scully, no longer...
Reviewed by gem via
on 06 Aug 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (2008)
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google_ad_section_start Brendan Fraser returns to movie theaters for another adventure as intrepid explorer Rick O'Connell. The plot : Rick and Eve O'Connell spend the fortune they earned in the past two adventures in after-war...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 03 Aug 2008.
2 of 2 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.
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.
The Dark Knight (2008)
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google_ad_section_start By now everyone knows that The Dark Knight (a.k.a. Batman Begins 2 ) has been a boxoffice record-setting sequel to the 2005′ Batman Begins . This menacing graphic novel made for screen was directed by Christopher...
Reviewed by Maxim via
on 22 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Wall E
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The Little Robot with a Big Heart. *Possible Spoilers * Directed by: Andrew Stanton Starring: (the voices of) Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, John Ratzenberger, Sigourney Weaver. What’s it about? It’s the year 2700, humans have evacuated planet...
Reviewed by gem via
on 20 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.





