18 reviews tagged with "fiction, genetics, melodrama"

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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>

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Reviewed by theaardvark via on 02 Oct 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>

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Reviewed by theaardvark via on 09 Sep 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 25 Aug 2008.

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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

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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...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Aug 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Jul 2008.

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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...

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Reviewed by Old Baldy via on 04 May 2008.

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Knight Rider (Pilot, 2008)

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If you grew up in the 80's then you must have felt a pang when you heard they were making this. Yes, the original was cheesy as hell but it was also great fun. This is a pretty poor update but had enough to keep me watching to the end.

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Reviewed by TV Treats via on 01 Apr 2008.

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My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons

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Having read and enjoyed “Man and Boy” and “One for my baby”, I was looking forward to reading this latest novel from Tony Parsons. Alas it was a major disappointment. Having just finished it, I am left with a sense of...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 30 Mar 2008.

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The Sculptress by Minette Walters

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Well written, gripping crime novel, that keeps you guessing.

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 31 Dec 2007.

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