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Matter by Ian M. Banks
<p>Matter is the latest in Ian M. Banks Culture novel. It follows the usual format for Culture novels: weaving a very personal story into a...</p>
Reviewed by theaardvark via 
on 02 Oct 2008.
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Eagle Eye (2008)
google_ad_section_start Eagle Eye is the new product of Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks studio, starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis and Billy Bob Thornton. The plot : Two unrelated people, a copy shop...
Reviewed by Maxim via 
on 28 Sep 2008.
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The Good German (2006)
google_ad_section_start Steven Soderbergh ( Good Night, and Good Luck, A Scanner Darkly ) directed this 2006 after-WWII drama starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett and Jerry Maguire based on Joseph Kanon's novel. The plot : July 1945....
Reviewed by Maxim via on 22 Sep 2008.
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The Algebraist by Ian M. Banks
<p>What distinguishes Ian M. Banks's novel is the shear scale of the universes he creates. He paints a picutre not just of the his characters...</p>
Reviewed by theaardvark via on 09 Sep 2008.
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Dissolution by C J Sansom
Set in England at the time of King Henry VIII and his dissolution of the monasteries, this murder mystery starts with the sending of lawyer and reformist Matthew Shardlake to a Benedictine monastery where the previous commissioner had been found...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via 
on 25 Aug 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
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 X Files: I Want to Believe.
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 Ghost by Robert Harris
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.
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Double Fault by Lionel Shriver
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.
Babel Movie
If it's a choice between watching this movie or watching paint dry, go with the paint. Another "worthy" mind-numbing waste of time and money. Tourist in Morocco is shot by gun used by two kids which was given to someone they know by Japanese tourist...
Reviewed by Old Baldy via on 04 May 2008.
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