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Continue reading →: Book review: My Adopted Life: The Adopted Mother’s Story by A.H.M. Beattie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars As with my review of the first book in this series (‘My adopted life: A birth mothers story’), my copy of this book was given to me to review and I do so freely and without compulsion. Likewise, this was a book I specifically…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars So, I need to make apparent the bleeding obvious disclosure, right from the beginning, that I am white, male, of the professional class, very firmly heterosexual and (regrettably) pushing too close to 50. All of which, more or less, disqualify me as a (stereo)typical…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Love for Lydia by H. E. Bates
My rating: 3 of 5 stars H. E. Bates is a deceptive writer. He wouldn’t, I should think, have known this at the time when he was writing his classic stories back in the 50s; but reading his works today takes some careful work. This is because books such as…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Strata by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars So…I should immediately confess, for those who are not regular readers of my reviews, that I am a big Terry Pratchett fan and simply adore his Discworld novels. I’m not going to be completely unbiased then when it comes to his work. And what…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: My adopted life: A birth mothers story by A.H.M. Beattie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was provided with a copy of this book by the author but, as always, this review is freely and independently written. Indeed, I actually expressed an interest in the book after reading an interview with the author on her Facebook page. ‘My Adopted…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
My rating: 5 of 5 stars It is difficult to discuss this novel without talking about at least some of the characters and plot in detail so I will warn you now – there are mild spoilers in this review. Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestseller from 1989 has undoubtedly suffered from now…
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Continue reading →: Book review: The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
Interested in learning more about this book? Shortform provide a brilliant set of summary notes you will find really helpful. Get your free trial here with 20% off the subscription you use the link. You can’t really go wrong with Bill Bryson. I’ve read most of his collection over the…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars There is much to praise for Dean Burnett’s book on the brain. It is wittily written – and a good giggle is always worth the price of a book. The pace of the writing is slow enough not to bedazzle but fast enough not…
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Continue reading →: Book review: Making Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side by Dr Julia Shaw
My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve been wanting to read the works of Dr Julia Shaw for quite some time now after reading about her research into implanting false memories – which was absolutely fascinating. Her book on this subject is next on my to-do list, but this one…
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