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The Satanic Verses – Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses – Salman Rushdie – 1988 Reviewed by: Gerrit Date: 3 January 2002 The Satanic Verses is a real soul-searcher. The author seems to set his mind totally free at times and thereby produces a bo...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell – 1949 Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix Date: 30 August 2001 Winston Smith is a good citizen. He abides by the rules. He regularly makes love to his woman, because that is th...
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Animal Farm – George Orwell
Animal Farm – George Orwell – 1945 Reviewed by: Steven Katona Date: 9 February 2005 A must read for educated elites. This book is more than animals on a farm and little I wonder how Orwell prophecies ...
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Down and Out in Paris and London – George Orwell
Down and Out in Paris and London – George Orwell – 1933 Reviewed by: Anonymous Date: 4 November 2002 A series of interconnected autobiographical vignettes of Orwell’s life among the working class and home...
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A Bend in the River- Sir V.S. Naipaul
A Bend in the River – Sir V.S. Naipaul – 1979 Reviewed by: Chris Green Date: 30 October 2001 Naipaul’s ‘A Bend in the River’ is the story of a shopkeeper from the Eastern African coast who m...
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Enduring Love- Ian McEwan
Enduring Love – Ian McEwan – 1997 Reviewed by: Jon Elias Date: 15 July 2003 The author is Ian McEwan. Distinguished English writer, and known for his intelligent, compelling works like The Cement Garden, The ...
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Ghostwritten- David Mitchell
Ghostwritten – David Mitchell – 1999 Reviewed by: Anna van Gelderen Date: 5 May 2002 An unusual novel: a number of highly intriguing stories, at first sight unrelated but really tenuously and enigmatically c...
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The Razor’s Edge- William Somerset Maugham
The Razor’s Edge – William Somerset Maugham – 1944 Posted by Dave on 24/11/2001, 6:15:57 Ah, the Razor’s Edge… “I have never finished a novel with more misgiving.” No, just kidding, but...
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Of Human Bondage- William Somerset Maugham
Of Human Bondage – William Somerset Maugham – 1915 Reviewed by Jason Tomes, on 29 July 2007 Perhaps the first thing to be said about this novel (to those entirely unacquainted with it) is that it isn’t as gri...
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John le Carré
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John le Carré – 1974 Reviewed by: Andrew Scal Date: 3 March 2003 Be forewarned that I am writing this review because I like this book so much I hope to encourage others to read...
