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Robert’s 2022 Year in Books
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Robert Dodds
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Charles Dickens, P.G. Wodehouse and Hilary Mantel
Member Since
November 2011
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The Garden of Earthly Delights
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2014
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Paradise Por Favor
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Sitting Duck
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2011
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5 editions
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The Haunted Mobile
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2011
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The Murrian
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2008
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Nightland
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2002
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2 editions
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The Secret of Iguando
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2004
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4 editions
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The Art School Murders
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Rattlesnake and Other Tales
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2001
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3 editions
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The Midnight Clowns
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2000
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3 editions
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Free books!
All Kindle editions of my books are free to download for a few days, including my new novel 'Paradise Por Favor'. The only exception is 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', which is temporarily available at the reduced price of 99c/99p
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| I thought this was great. I'm going to read it again in English. One of those books that you look forward to opening each time you are ready to read on. Pancol's observation of human nature - and especially her perceptions about women - call to mind ...more | |
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| Stronger on atmosphere and suspense than substance, but it kept me engaged. I was left somewhat underwhelmed by the ending - the build up promised more. Between three and four stars for me, but since I did enjoy it I've gone for four! ...more | |
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| An enjoyable read, which in particular came to life when the events of the Second World War impinged so dramatically on the experiences of the protagonist and his family; the fleeing from Europe to America was a tense and engaging part of the book. T ...more | |
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I was looking forward to reading this, as I hadn't read any of Coetzee's books and as a Nobel Prize winner I thought he was going to be a treat. I visited South Africa a few years ago, and so the Cape Town, George, and east Cape settings had a degree ...more |
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| Not a bad novel by any means, but for me the narrative drive was too slack, deviating away from the rather insubstantial love story into various cul-de-sacs. I also felt that Faulks 'explained' his characters rather too often, instead of letting thei ...more | |
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| Rather rambling, and the episodes of international intrigue sit a little awkwardly with the mundane family life of the narrator in Barcelona. However, the book is rescued by the humour and social observations of Mendoza, and the reflections on broade ...more | |
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| On the downside, the characters were too often mouthpieces for exposition about the dystopian near-future that Shriver conjures up. However, the writing had verve and wit and I was kept engaged throughout. | |
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| I enjoyed this acerbic take on ageing, with its many memorable aphorisms and its punchy, witty style. Sometimes one feels that Shriver is using her characters as mouthpieces for views which she may hold herself (although any writer can cry 'innocent' ...more | |
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All Wodehouse, all the time. From Psmith to Blandings, from Uncle Fred to the incomparable Jeeves. Step right up, you'll be Right Ho-ing and stealing ...more
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