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Sentimental Journey – Laurence Sterne
Sentimental Journey – Laurence Sterne – 1768 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 26 September 2001 Travel, Love, and Charity … When we had got to the door of the Remise, she withdrew her hand from across...
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy – Laurence Sterne
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy – Laurence Sterne – 1759 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 30 January 2002 An uninformed reader may shy away from a slightly archaic diction and the blurb on the dust-...
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Eureka Street – Robert McLiam Wilson
Eureka Street – Robert McLiam Wilson – 1996 Reviewed by: Tim Date: 3 January 2003 While not always the easiest of reading, at its best this book is brilliant. Set in Nineties Belfast, as an ex-Belfaster I foun...
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Ripley Bogle – Robert McLiam Wilson
Ripley Bogle – Robert McLiam Wilson – 1989 Reviewed by: Bob Innes Date: 21 June 2006 I’ve picked up this book today in a damp box in my shed. I must have read it fifteen years ago or so. Today’...
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Angela’s Ashes – Frank McCourt
Angela’s Ashes – Frank McCourt – 1996 Reviewed by: Sarah Date: 20 May 2003 This book was amazing. It forced me to think upon what I have and be grateful for it. It uses fantastic imagery to pull you into ...
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Grace Notes – Bernard MacLaverty
Grace Notes – Bernard MacLaverty – 1997 Reviewed by: Anna van Gelderen Date: 30 January 2002 This book is not what it seems. First: the subject matter is gloomy: composer Catherine McKenna, recovering f...
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – James Joyce
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man – James Joyce – 1916 Reviewed by: Jim Date: 1 August 2003 Joyce was not only a superstitious man but also a perplexed man. To really appreciate what he was trying to ...
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The Woman Who Walked into Doors – Roddy Doyle
The Woman Who Walked into Doors – Roddy Doyle – 1996 Reviewed by: Linda Date: 5 May 2002 Paula is 39, an Irish widow with children, who sits at the table and recounts her life story. And what an ugly story it...
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Finbar’s Hotel – Dermot Bolger
Finbar’s Hotel – Dermot Bolger – 1997 Reviewed by: Michela Date: 22 August 2002 The book is a pleasure to read. It is a very peculiar idea for the composition. It’s challenging to guess who the a...
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Eclipse- John Banville
Eclipse – John Banville – 2000 Reviewed by: Anna van Gelderen Date: 6 October 2002 This is the first novel by John Banville I read and after finishing it I immediately ordered “The book of EvidenceR...
