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| The-Slap-A-Novel-by-Christos-Tsiolkas | Rating : 1.0 |
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I really don’t understand how this could possibly be longlisted for ‘The Man Booker prize’, with so much praise from various other literary sources and reviewers to boot. It is 483 pages long and not much seems to happen from start to finish. It held my interest in so much that I thought there was going to be some twists and turns towards the end, there weren’t. |
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| Ordinary-Thunderstorms-A-Novel-by-William-Boyd | Rating : 4.5 |
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What is the devastating effect on your life when, through no fault of your own, you lose everything — home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, money, credit cards, mobile phone — and you can never get them back? This is what happens to a young man called Adam Kindred... |
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| The-Overlook-A-novel-by-Michael-Connelly | Rating : 3.5 |
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The pulse-quickening new thriller from master of suspense Michael Connelly sees Harry Bosch plunged into the dangerous world of international terrorism. When a physicist is murdered in LA it seems the killer has no fear of publicity, leaving the body on The Mulholland overlook, a site with a stunning view over the city... |
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| Out-A-novel-by-Natsuo-Kirino | Rating : 5.0 |
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When, in 1998, Natsuo Kirino published Out (or Auto, in Japanese), her third novel, the Western world was slow to react. Although the novel was welcomed with great reviews by the Japanese and even went on to win the Grand Prix for Crime Fiction, Japan’s top mystery award.... |
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| Bangkok Bob and the Missing Mormon - A novel by Stephen Leather | Rating : 3.0 |
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Long-term Bangkok resident and former New Orleans cop Bob Turtledove has a knack for getting people out of difficult situations. So when a young man from Utah goes missing in Bangkok, his parents are soon knocking on Bob's door asking for help.... |
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I really don’t understand how this could possibly be longlisted for ‘The Man Booker prize’, with so much praise from various other literary sources and reviewers to boot. It is 483 pages long and not much seems to happen from start to finish. It held my interest in so much that I thought there was going to be some twists and turns towards the end, there weren’t.
What is the devastating effect on your life when, through no fault of your own, you lose everything — home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, money, credit cards, mobile phone — and you can never get them back? This is what happens to a young man called Adam Kindred...
The pulse-quickening new thriller from master of suspense Michael Connelly sees Harry Bosch plunged into the dangerous world of international terrorism. When a physicist is murdered in LA it seems the killer has no fear of publicity, leaving the body on The Mulholland overlook, a site with a stunning view over the city...
When, in 1998, Natsuo Kirino published Out (or Auto, in Japanese), her third novel, the Western world was slow to react. Although the novel was welcomed with great reviews by the Japanese and even went on to win the Grand Prix for Crime Fiction, Japan’s top mystery award....
Long-term Bangkok resident and former New Orleans cop Bob Turtledove has a knack for getting people out of difficult situations. So when a young man from Utah goes missing in Bangkok, his parents are soon knocking on Bob's door asking for help.... 