23 reviews tagged with "novel, books"

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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.

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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

*****

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.

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www.schoolbooksonline.ie

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T photo credit: houseoftext My 3 primary school going kids got their book lists for next September a week or so ago and having learnt my lesson from previous years of leaving their purchase till August, I decided to get it all done and dusted...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 25 Jun 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons

*****

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...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 30 Mar 2008.

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The Order of the Phoenix Park

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Twenty Major 's first book, based on the characters from his blog, pulls no punches from the first page. A twisted story about brainwashing the Irish populace into becoming acoustic loving drips, it's up to Twenty, Jimmy the Bollix,...

Reviewed by Elly Parker via on 14 Mar 2008.

3 of 3 people found this useful.

In the Woods by Tana French

*****

My mother in law lent me this book a few weeks ago and it was a good read up to a point. My main gripe is its very disappointing ending which then tarred the whole novel as I wondered “why the hell did I bother reading that?” Its set in...

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 06 Mar 2008.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

The Sculptress by Minette Walters

*****

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

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 31 Dec 2007.

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www.easons.ie

*****

Disappointing website that looks amateurish and is frustrating to use.

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Dec 2007.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs

*****

Run of the mill book in the Dr Temperance Brennan series of crime thriller novels.

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 17 Oct 2007.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

Next by Michael Crichton

*****

Grand, page turning thriller but way too many characters.

Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 24 Sep 2007.

3 of 3 people found this useful.

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