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The Book of Dave: A Revelation of the Recent Past and the Distant Future

by Will Self

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May 10, 2013 08:25pm

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Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)

by Iain M. Banks

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Apr 30, 2013 06:14pm

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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Peter Walton-Jones rated a book 3 of 5 stars To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 17, 2013 11:59am
Peter Walton-Jones rated a book 3 of 5 stars Embassytown by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I hoped to love this...but I didn't...while it was full of interesting and even unique ideas in sci-fi the story was just not that compelling...
Jun 08, 2013 03:44am · see review
Peter Walton-Jones rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Book Of Dave: A Revelation Of The Recent Past And The Distant Future by Will Self read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jun 08, 2013 03:39am
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Peter Walton-Jones is currently reading The Book of Dave: A Revelation of the Recent Past and the Distant Future by Will Self	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
May 10, 2013 08:25pm
Peter Walton-Jones is currently reading Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1) by Iain M. Banks	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Apr 30, 2013 06:14pm
Peter Walton-Jones rated a book 3 of 5 stars Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good, not great, certainly not on the same level as "Birdsong". The titular character is just not that compelling, particularly in the first part of the book. Once she is in France her resilience comes to the fore and the story, such as it is, thankf...more
Apr 23, 2013 03:30am · see review
Peter Walton-Jones rated a book 2 of 5 stars My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Occasionally clever and funny, clearly well written, but, in my opinion, this book is gross and I will pass on any of the follow ups. Sexual exploitation is not funny.
Apr 23, 2013 03:13am · see review
Peter Walton-Jones rated a book 5 of 5 stars Ender's Shadow (Shadow, #1) by Orson Scott Card	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 21, 2013 11:33pm