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Review by
Celia24
on 28th Oct 2008
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Item: Philip Hensher, The Northern Clemency
When approaching The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher, the heaviness of the book, mirror's the heaviness and the weight of the subject matter. The book is set in Sheffield, following two neighbouring
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Review by
JLAllen
on 21st Oct 2008
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Item: Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger
The White Tiger is a great dry witted first novel which examines Indian social groups and crime levels giving you a sinister and engaging story line all in one vessel. The opinionated narrator talks to you
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Review by
AM48873
on 21st Oct 2008
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Item: Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz.
Toltz comic novel, with its blend of comic absurdity, rich narrative and exhilarating visions, really pulsates.
Short listed for the Man Booker P
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Review by
sarahwoodside
on 21st Oct 2008
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Item: Steve Toltz, A Fraction of the Whole
A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz's debut novel has started a quarrel in the literary world. One half argue that this is a true masterpiece; stimulating and well thought out, while others argue that the
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Review by
RebelAngels
on 21st Oct 2008
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Item: Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture
As with his previous works Sebastian Barry's second short listed Booker Prize novel, The Secret Scripture explores the forgotten past of Ireland's troubled history. Barry draws upon his own family history in
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Review by
pledgey123
on 20th Oct 2008
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Item: Amitav Ghosh , Sea of Poppies
'Sea of Poppies' is Amitav Ghosh's opening novel in a trilogy instigated whilst researching for his doctorate at Oxford. A collection of letters between Jewish traders sparked the idea for this rather heavily
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Review by
tlindup
on 20th Oct 2008
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Item: Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger
If I were to write a novel, I would write it like this. Aravind Adiga's novel 'The White Tiger' depicts a side of India, Western Society isn't much aware of. It uses the voices of the underbelly classes to
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