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Isaac Asimov – Pirates of the Asteroids [REVIEW]

Title: Pirates of the Asteroids Author: Isaac Asimov Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 144 Rating: 5/5 This is the second book in the Lucky Starr series that Asimov originally wrote under a...

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Arthur C. Clarke – The Sands of Mars [REVIEW]

Title: The Sands of Mars Author: Arthur C. Clarke Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 208 Rating: 4/5 The Sands of Mars has all of the hallmarks of a classic Arthur C. Clarke novel, and that...

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Shirley Jackson – We Have Always Lived in the Castle [REVIEW]

Title: We Have Always Lived in the Castle Author: Shirley Jackson Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 170 Rating: 5/5 This is easily one of the best books that I’ve read this year, a true...

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Peter James – Picture You Dead [REVIEW]

Title: Picture You Dead Author: Peter James Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 454 Rating: 4/5 I’m a big fan of Peter James and his Roy Grace books, and this latest instalment in the series...

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B. A. Paris – The Prisoner [REVIEW]

Title: The Prisoner Author: B. A. Paris Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 394 Rating: 4/5 This is my second B. A. Paris book after I read and loved Behind Closed Doors. This one is much the...

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Charles Dickens – The Pickwick Papers [REVIEW]

Title: The Pickwick Papers Author: Charles Dickens Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 801 Rating: 3/5 This is Dickens’ first book, and I’d have to say that you can tell. I think that’s...

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Paula Hawkins – A Slow Fire Burning [REVIEW]

Title: A Slow Fire Burning Author: Paula Hawkins Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 384 Rating: 3.5/5 This is my second book by Paula Hawkins, because back in the day I read The Girl on the...

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Madeleine Miller – Circe [REVIEW]

Title: Circe Author: Madeleine Miller Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 337 Rating: 4/5 This is my first brush with Madeleine Miller, although I also want to read The Song of Achilles, and I...

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Terry Pratchett – The Compleat Ankh-Morpork [REVIEW]

Title: The Compleat Ankh-Morpork Author: Terry Pratchett Type: Non-Fiction/Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 130 Rating: 4/5 This book is basically another one of the supplementary books that sits...

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Ahmed Saadawi – Frankenstein in Baghdad [REVIEW]

Title: Frankenstein in Baghdad Author: Ahmed Saadawi Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 278 Rating: 4/5 This book is a literary prize winner, and with good reason. So, where do we begin?...

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Danny Wallace – The Day the Screens Went Blank [REVIEW]

Title: The Day the Screens Went Blank Author: Danny Wallace Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 234 Rating: 4/5 This is a children’s book, but with a difference. In this case, that difference...

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Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee – Rama II [REVIEW]

Title: Rama II Author: Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 382 Rating: 4/5 This book sees a return to Rama, which was of particular interest to me because...

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Sophie Hannah – A Room Swept White [REVIEW]

Title: A Room Swept White Author: Sophie Hannah Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 474 Rating: 4/5 I’m not too sure what I was expecting when I went into this one, but I’m pretty sure that...

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Bayou Magazine – Issue #78 [REVIEW]

Title: Issue #78 Author: Bayou Magazine Type: Fiction/Non-Fiction/Poetry Page Count/Review Word Count: 124 Rating: 4/5 This is another short but sweet little literary magazine which I believe I was...

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Arthur C. Clarke and Frederick Pohl – The Last Theorem [REVIEW]

Title: The Last Theorem Author: Arthur C. Clarke and Frederick Pohl Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 432 Rating: 4/5 As far as I can tell, The Last Theorem is the last of Arthur C. Clarke’s...

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J. G. Ballard – The Day of Creation [REVIEW]

Title: The Day of Creation Author: J. G. Ballard Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 288 Rating: 3.5/5 This book isn’t Ballard’s best, but I do think that it’s the kind of book that only...

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Charles Dickens – Nicholas Nickleby [REVIEW]

Title: Nicholas Nickleby Author: Charles Dickens Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 817 Rating: 4/5 Alrighty, time for another chunky review courtesy of Mr. Charles Dickens. In case you...

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Andrzej Sapkowski – The Tower of Fools [REVIEW]

Title: The Tower of Fools Author: Andrzej Sapkowski Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 549 Rating: 4/5 This book is the first in Andrzej Sapkowski’s Hussite Trilogy, and if you’re expecting...

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Andrzej Sapkowski – Warriors of God [REVIEW]

Title: Warriors of God Author: Andrzej Sapkowski Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 650 Rating: 4/5 Okay, so Warriors of God is the second book in Andrzej Sapkowski’s Hussite trilogy, and...

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Karen M. McManus – The Cousins [REVIEW]

Title: The Cousins Author: Karen M. McManus Type: Fiction Page Count/Review Word Count: 337 Rating: 3.5/5 I have a bit of a weird relationship with Karen M. McManus, because I first discovered her...

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