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Tony Angelino said:
The Cleaner - Mark Dawson (A John Milton Novel)
http://markjdawson.com/the-cleaner
Approaching half way and really enjoying this one. A Secret agent/007 type gets sick of his job and tries to help the son of a lady who he saved from killing herself. Getting dragged into the murky world if London Teen Gangs and the rap/grim scene.
Really into this so far.
I'm on book 4 and I think the first was my least favorite but they're very readable. http://markjdawson.com/the-cleaner
Approaching half way and really enjoying this one. A Secret agent/007 type gets sick of his job and tries to help the son of a lady who he saved from killing herself. Getting dragged into the murky world if London Teen Gangs and the rap/grim scene.
Really into this so far.
Just had a break from fiction with this:
An interesting topic, broken into lots of small chapters on each aspect of our daily self-deceptions, so each theory is both well explained and backed up. I did find the writing let it down a bit, particularly his need to get his catchphrase into every chapter. Past about the halfway stage it starts to really grate and I found myself distracted from what I was reading and thinking more about how and when he was going to crowbar it in next. As a result I don't remember it as well as I would like but don't want to re-read it.
I do love the way our thread about literature is resolutely saying it with pictures.
An interesting topic, broken into lots of small chapters on each aspect of our daily self-deceptions, so each theory is both well explained and backed up. I did find the writing let it down a bit, particularly his need to get his catchphrase into every chapter. Past about the halfway stage it starts to really grate and I found myself distracted from what I was reading and thinking more about how and when he was going to crowbar it in next. As a result I don't remember it as well as I would like but don't want to re-read it.
I do love the way our thread about literature is resolutely saying it with pictures.
grumbledoak said:
Just had a break from fiction with this:
An interesting topic, broken into lots of small chapters on each aspect of our daily self-deceptions, so each theory is both well explained and backed up. I did find the writing let it down a bit, particularly his need to get his catchphrase into every chapter. Past about the halfway stage it starts to really grate and I found myself distracted from what I was reading and thinking more about how and when he was going to crowbar it in next. As a result I don't remember it as well as I would like but don't want to re-read it.
I do love the way our thread about literature is resolutely saying it with pictures.
I enjoyed that overall, too - and I can understand your observations. But it wasn't too heavy going.An interesting topic, broken into lots of small chapters on each aspect of our daily self-deceptions, so each theory is both well explained and backed up. I did find the writing let it down a bit, particularly his need to get his catchphrase into every chapter. Past about the halfway stage it starts to really grate and I found myself distracted from what I was reading and thinking more about how and when he was going to crowbar it in next. As a result I don't remember it as well as I would like but don't want to re-read it.
I do love the way our thread about literature is resolutely saying it with pictures.
For something more substantial, currently on:
Finished 'the kindly ones', and I'm left speechless. A story about a Nazi officer who is gay because he's had an incest with his twin sister, and is one of the brains behind the holocaust. It may sound like a joke, but it's a powerful, detailed and deep book. Very hard read in places to the point of distress, but it's one of the best books I've read.
I've just finished "Golden Lion" by Wilbur Smith, one of the Courtneys of Africa series. A pretty good book, albeit with quite an abrupt ending as if they (he wrote it with Giles Kristian) suddenly realised they'd got enough words and hit "send".
It's certainly much better than "Those in Peril", and perhaps "Vicious Circle" (though I can't remember much about that, other than reflecting on how a brand new hardback book from a big name author was in the Pound Shop) - so he should stick to the historical stuff I think.
It's certainly much better than "Those in Peril", and perhaps "Vicious Circle" (though I can't remember much about that, other than reflecting on how a brand new hardback book from a big name author was in the Pound Shop) - so he should stick to the historical stuff I think.
vanordinaire said:
Just got this through the post today, I'm desperate to read it as I've enjoyed most of her previous novels, but I bought this one especially to take on holiday next week so I'm trying to resist temptation.
Do report back; I adore Annie P but the reviews of this have been mixed so far. Postcards was especially brilliant I thought. 
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