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matt.geek.nz added: Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough	My rating:
Feb 03, 2012 12:52pm
matt.geek.nz gave to: The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan read in December, 2011	My rating:
So much fun, and a pleasure to read after a couple of quite dry books. It is as well-paced and as well-plotted as The Da Vinci Code, but with the intelligence and wit of a Booker prize-winner. I ripped through it in a day and had a great time doing s...more
Dec 28, 2011 11:59am · see review
matt.geek.nz gave to: A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes read in December, 2011	My rating:
Starts brilliantly, with a vivid portrait of a young colonial family in Jamaica, and with the evocative storm which propels the novel's children into their high seas adventure. But as it gets going it feels quite dated, and the controversial content...more
Dec 26, 2011 07:59pm · see review
matt.geek.nz marked as to-read: The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman	My rating:
Dec 26, 2011 07:35pm
matt.geek.nz gave to: The Fermata by Nicholson Baker read in January, 2002	My rating:
Nov 30, 2011 11:10am
matt.geek.nz marked as to-read: Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker	My rating:
Nov 29, 2011 05:59pm
matt.geek.nz marked as to-read: The Privileges by Jonathan Dee	My rating:
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matt.geek.nz marked as to-read: A Grief Observed (Linford Inspirational Library) by C.S. Lewis	My rating:
Oct 17, 2011 05:09pm
matt.geek.nz marked as to-read: Great New Zealand Argument: Ideas about Ourselves by Russell Brown	My rating:
Oct 14, 2011 02:23pm
matt.geek.nz marked as to-read: The Greek Myths: Combined Edition by Robert Graves	My rating:
Oct 13, 2011 12:05pm