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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 Janssen
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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.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Brio My First Battery Powered Railway Set
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On Saturday myself and Fionn took ourselves off from the mayhem and into town for a couple of hours to pick up a few last minute items needed before we head on holidays this weekend. He was in great form, we had our cafe stop which he relished, but as...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 11 Aug 2008.
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Balloon Surprises
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<p>Fantastic service from a local balloon supplier on a Bank Holiday weekend. </p> <p>We decided to get some balloons for my Father's 70th birthday meal today...</p>
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via
on 04 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.
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.
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.
Chuckies Playzone
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Last Friday, it rained all day here. I was on my own with the children and by around 4pm we were all going ever so slightly stir crazy, cabin fever had struck. With the weather showing no signs of abating, we set out for Chuckies in the Doughcloyne...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via
on 07 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.

on 21 Jun 2008.



