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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...
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Brideshead Revisited- Evelyn Waugh
“Must have read Brideshead Revisited” ~ Posted by Lale on 14/2/2006, 9:49:45 Five years ago I saw a personal ad in a magazine I was then subscribed to: “Literary Review”. The ad was in December 2001/Janu...
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The Hobbit- J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien – 1937 Reviewed by: D.W. Cymbalisty Well, this is one of my favorite books ever, and that is why I’ve read it over and over so many times. To say that it is “just for kids...
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories- Salman Rushdie
Haroun and the Sea of Stories – Salman Rushdie – 1990 Reviewed by: D.W. Cymbalisty Date: 25 July 2001 Harry Potter’s got nothing on this quick-thinking pragmatic Haroun character… this is a great...
