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The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream
Reviewed by Stewart
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, is billed as a modern classic, yet I find it difficult to discern why. It has the feel of a fable; from a ti... More
Reviewed by Stewart
The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, is billed as a modern classic, yet I find it difficult to discern why. It has the feel of a fable; from a ti... More
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Book 2)
Reviewed by Stewart
The success of The Da Vinci Code is certainly a literary anomaly. Both unexpected and unexplainable, the sheer volume of sales is surprising... More
Reviewed by Stewart
The success of The Da Vinci Code is certainly a literary anomaly. Both unexpected and unexplainable, the sheer volume of sales is surprising... More
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The Line of Beauty
Reviewed by Stewart
Alan Hollinghurstâs fourth novel, The Line of Beauty, follows the story of Nick Guest, a lodger of the wealthy Fedden family, through t... More
Reviewed by Stewart
Alan Hollinghurstâs fourth novel, The Line of Beauty, follows the story of Nick Guest, a lodger of the wealthy Fedden family, through t... More
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Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag)
Reviewed by Stewart
Iâm not one for fantasy, the thought of the genre immediately brings to mind hordes of orcs, objects with magical properties, and chara... More
Reviewed by Stewart
Iâm not one for fantasy, the thought of the genre immediately brings to mind hordes of orcs, objects with magical properties, and chara... More
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The People's Act of Love
Reviewed by Stewart
It was the intention of James Meek that his third novel, The Peopleâs Act of Love, should be written in the manner of the great Russian... More
Reviewed by Stewart
It was the intention of James Meek that his third novel, The Peopleâs Act of Love, should be written in the manner of the great Russian... More
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Brave New World
Reviewed by Stewart
Reading Aldous Huxleyâs Brave New World was inspired by realising that I hadnât read any of a recent list stating the top twenty g... More
Reviewed by Stewart
Reading Aldous Huxleyâs Brave New World was inspired by realising that I hadnât read any of a recent list stating the top twenty g... More
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Oranges (Penguin Modern Classics)
Reviewed by Stewart
First published in the 1960s, Oranges by twice Pulitzer winning journalist, John McPhee got a limited lease of life back in 2000 when Pengui... More
Reviewed by Stewart
First published in the 1960s, Oranges by twice Pulitzer winning journalist, John McPhee got a limited lease of life back in 2000 when Pengui... More
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Summer Crossing (Penguin Classics)
Reviewed by Stewart
After one failed attempt, I've finally got round to reading Truman Capote's long lost (well, unknown) novel, Summer Crossing, which was disc... More
Reviewed by Stewart
After one failed attempt, I've finally got round to reading Truman Capote's long lost (well, unknown) novel, Summer Crossing, which was disc... More
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Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories (Penguin Clas...
Reviewed by Stewart
I bought the new Penguin Classic, RashÅmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Japanese author, RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927), with the i... More
Reviewed by Stewart
I bought the new Penguin Classic, RashÅmon and Seventeen Other Stories by Japanese author, RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927), with the i... More
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The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories
Reviewed by Stewart
Usually when coming to the end of a book of brick-like proportions, it's good that the story is over. Not so, however, with Michel Faber's T... More
Reviewed by Stewart
Usually when coming to the end of a book of brick-like proportions, it's good that the story is over. Not so, however, with Michel Faber's T... More
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Hoe kleiner Hoe beter
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
SCHUMACHER, E. F., HOE KLEINER HOE BETER. Baarn, Ambo bv. 1979. 1e druk. 143 pp. Pb. Lichte verkleuring rug. Het derde boek van Schumacher ... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
SCHUMACHER, E. F., HOE KLEINER HOE BETER. Baarn, Ambo bv. 1979. 1e druk. 143 pp. Pb. Lichte verkleuring rug. Het derde boek van Schumacher ... More
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The Kite Runner
Reviewed by Stewart
"I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching beh... More
Reviewed by Stewart
"I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching beh... More
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Dr. Haggard's Disease
Reviewed by Stewart
For months now, a number of people have been reading Patrick McGrath and talking him up. The novel they've usually read is Asylum but, just ... More
Reviewed by Stewart
For months now, a number of people have been reading Patrick McGrath and talking him up. The novel they've usually read is Asylum but, just ... More
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Lisey's Story
Reviewed by Stewart
Every time Stephen King releases a book it seems that it's always a return to form. Even From A Buick 8. Whether this is finally an admissio... More
Reviewed by Stewart
Every time Stephen King releases a book it seems that it's always a return to form. Even From A Buick 8. Whether this is finally an admissio... More
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Murder in Mesopotamia: BBC Radio 4 Full Cast Drama...
Reviewed by senovalente
Agatha Christie writing from experience (well, minus the gruesome events one supposes) came up with another of those claustrophobic whodunni... More
Reviewed by senovalente
Agatha Christie writing from experience (well, minus the gruesome events one supposes) came up with another of those claustrophobic whodunni... More
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De achtjaarlijkse god
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Eddy C. Bertin (pseudoniemen Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun en andere) (Hamburg-Altona (Duitsland), 26 december 1944) is een auteur voor kin... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Eddy C. Bertin (pseudoniemen Edith Brendall, Doriac Greysun en andere) (Hamburg-Altona (Duitsland), 26 december 1944) is een auteur voor kin... More
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De achtjaarlijkse god
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
DE ACHTJAARLIJKSE GOD 1971, Utrecht: A.W. Bruna, Bruna SF 7, ISBN 90-229-9007-9, bevat: 1. DE ACHTJAARLIJKSE GOD 2. ALLE SCHADUWE... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
DE ACHTJAARLIJKSE GOD 1971, Utrecht: A.W. Bruna, Bruna SF 7, ISBN 90-229-9007-9, bevat: 1. DE ACHTJAARLIJKSE GOD 2. ALLE SCHADUWE... More
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De man die de zee verloor
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Theodore Sturgeon(New York City, 26 februari 1918 â Eugene, Oregon, 8 mei 1985) was een Amerikaans sciencefictionschrijver. Hij werd ge... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Theodore Sturgeon(New York City, 26 februari 1918 â Eugene, Oregon, 8 mei 1985) was een Amerikaans sciencefictionschrijver. Hij werd ge... More
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De man die de zee verloor
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Theodore Sturgeon (February 26, 1918 Staten Island, New York â May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction author. He was born Edward ... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Theodore Sturgeon (February 26, 1918 Staten Island, New York â May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction author. He was born Edward ... More
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De dwarsgesneden wereld en andere verhalen
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
1978, Het Spectrum, Prisma 1968, ISBN 90.274.0998.6, vert.door: David Otto Kröner, bevat: 1. BARRETT, Neal jr. - GREYSPUNS GESC... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
1978, Het Spectrum, Prisma 1968, ISBN 90.274.0998.6, vert.door: David Otto Kröner, bevat: 1. BARRETT, Neal jr. - GREYSPUNS GESC... More
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De volmaakte mens
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Inhoud: 1. DE VREDESTICHTER (The Harmonizer, uit: Away and Beyond) 2. DE ALTERNATIEVE OPLOSSING (The Second Solution, uit: Away an... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Inhoud: 1. DE VREDESTICHTER (The Harmonizer, uit: Away and Beyond) 2. DE ALTERNATIEVE OPLOSSING (The Second Solution, uit: Away an... More
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Slow Learner: Early Stories
Reviewed by jclements
For fans of his later, more dense works, this is a very light, moderately less strange read. This book is excellent if only for the introdu... More
Reviewed by jclements
For fans of his later, more dense works, this is a very light, moderately less strange read. This book is excellent if only for the introdu... More
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Halo: The Flood
Reviewed by DefenderOfKnowledge
Just as good as the first one. More
Reviewed by DefenderOfKnowledge
Just as good as the first one. More
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Bevroeving in de ruimte en ander verhalen
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Inhoud van deze bundel 1. HEINLEIN, Robert A. - LEVENSLIJN (Life Line, 1939) 2. HEINLEIN, Robert A. - BEPROEVING IN DE RUIMTE (Ordea... More
Reviewed by Wim Barbier
Inhoud van deze bundel 1. HEINLEIN, Robert A. - LEVENSLIJN (Life Line, 1939) 2. HEINLEIN, Robert A. - BEPROEVING IN DE RUIMTE (Ordea... More
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Ringwereld
Reviewed by DerMika
De meeste werken van deze schrijver spelen zich af in dezelfde verzonnen toekomst (het heelal van Poppenspelers, Mensen, Kzinti e.d.) en ook... More
Reviewed by DerMika
De meeste werken van deze schrijver spelen zich af in dezelfde verzonnen toekomst (het heelal van Poppenspelers, Mensen, Kzinti e.d.) en ook... More
Added 18 years, 6 months ago