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Matter by Ian M. Banks
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<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.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Heroes Season 3
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When pretty much anyone can time travel or resurrect themselves, where is the drama and the tension? After a brilliant first season and a patchy second one, this poor third one feels like the last gasps of writers who are out of ideas.
Reviewed by TV Treats via
on 30 Sep 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
The Good German (2006)
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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.
0 of 0 people found this useful.
Weeds, Season 4 Finale
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This was a much better way to end than the OTT Series 3. Lovely twist. Getting very dark. Doug needed to keep the humour
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 16 Sep 2008.
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Disturbia
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I hate movies that I could have written better, Young Indy does Rear Window, badly. Hottie not hot enough. Avoid.
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 12 Sep 2008.
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The Algebraist by Ian M. Banks
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<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.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Dissolution by C J Sansom
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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
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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 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.
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.






