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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: Andre Brink

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Tags: 2006

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Description: The writing is well summed up by the book's title - it's hard and it shimmers. A powerfulThe writing is well summed up by the book's title - it's hard and it shimmers. A powerful book about power, injustice and moralty. The romantic sub-plot feels a bit forced, but the overall narrative is impressive....

2006-02-22

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: Marina Lewycka

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Fun and occasionally engaging novel that explores ideas of family through a fairly bizarreFun and occasionally engaging novel that explores ideas of family through a fairly bizarre series of characters...

2006-06-01

 

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Type: documentary

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Status: finished

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Author: Amos Oz

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Tags: 2006

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Description: A long and winding autobiography covering Oz's childhood and youth - as much as the humourA long and winding autobiography covering Oz's childhood and youth - as much as the humour and tragedy of the lives of his family entertains, it's the history covered during the story that grabbed me the most...

2006-06-01

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: William Gibson

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Some good ideas pop up every few chapters, but there's something a little self-conciousSome good ideas pop up every few chapters, but there's something a little self-concious about the hipness of Gibson's writing. Plus I have a weird block when it comes to science fiction in general....

2006-08-18

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: Ian McEwan

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Fairly disappointing by McEwan's standards - I didn't really care enough for the endingFairly disappointing by McEwan's standards - I didn't really care enough for the ending to be shocking or revelatory. ...

2006-06-22

 

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Type: fiction

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Author: Victor Pelevin

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Shot through with some brilliant ideas, the book as a whole is, unfortunately, nonsense. WorthShot through with some brilliant ideas, the book as a whole is, unfortunately, nonsense. Worth reading, but be warned that it will leave you unsatisfied....

2006-09-18

 

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Type: documentary

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Author: Phil Hadfield

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Tags: work 2006

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Description: An exploration of the night time economy in England and, in particular, the struggle betweenAn exploration of the night time economy in England and, in particular, the struggle between public safety/ community concern and the liberal licensing law agenda being developed at the behest of the large alcohol companies. The section around licensing trials read a little too much like a study from a PhD, but that aside it was engaging and disturbing in equal parts....

2006-09-04

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: David Mitchell

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Wonderful series of sketches that focus on a year in the life of a 13 year old boy. Less self-conciouslyWonderful series of sketches that focus on a year in the life of a 13 year old boy. Less self-conciously experimental than his previous books, but just as engaging...

2006-07-11

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: Francine Prose

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Entertaining campus novel trying to tackle some big themes (power, political correctness, feminismEntertaining campus novel trying to tackle some big themes (power, political correctness, feminism etc) while remaining relatively light-hearted. It reminded me slightly of Wonder Boys and left me a tiny bit disappointed in comparison....

2006-07-17

 

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Type: documentary

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Status: finished

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Authors: Dick Hobbs Philip Hadfield Stuart Lister Simon Winlow

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Tags: work 2006

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Description: Another good book about alcohol and British night-life. Focuses on the role of bouncers inAnother good book about alcohol and British night-life. Focuses on the role of bouncers in managing security, but has a broader agenda encompassing regulation, policing and planning. Not as dry as I've made it sound....

2006-09-27