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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 King of Kong
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Wonderful documentary on classic gamers. Decent Aspergers guy vs Ben Stiller from Dodgeball. A+ mullets. A joy.
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 15 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.
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.
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.
Boom Boom (RTE)
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An excellent show on Irish comedy. Opens with Tommy Tiernan classic. Covered him, Podge & Rodge and Apres Match.
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 24 Jul 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...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 18 Jul 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
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Easy to read, page turner of a novel whose main character is Peter, a bullied teenager, who heads into high school one morning armed and kills ten people. I found many of the characters to be cliched and a bit one dimensional. But despite that the...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 03 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Top Gear (Summer 2008)
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What a rip-roaring start to the new series. Wow! Utterly non-PC, tons of fun. lots of fabulous cars, silliness and did I mention cars? Something for young and old to enjoy apart from the Sunday Night Project dicks. The boys are back in town and this...
Reviewed by Old Baldy via
on 22 Jun 2008.
3 of 3 people found this useful.





