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Stephen Bentley
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April 17
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Book Review: Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse
The review that follows is of the paperback published by Bertrams Books (April 5, 2012), Language: English (translated by David Horrocks), ISBN-10: 9780141192093 ISBN-13: 978-0141192093. Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found it somewhat of a challenge to review this book because on one level it’s a novel based on […]
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"Matt Deal has experienced the worst side of life, his daughter Mercy was gangraped and left in such a bad state she will never live a normal life. The police investigation is tainted, loss of evidence meant the people were never prosecuted. In his..."
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"Emerson Rabette is on his way to an interview. His company is downsizing and there are three of them for one job. He leaves home in plenty of time to allow for his “things”. Emerson is OCD. despite taking medication (which has to be cut into three..."
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I found it somewhat of a challenge to review this book because on one level it’s a novel based on the author Hermann Hesse’s life, and on the other hand many people of my generation (young adults in the 1960s) regard it as a guide to psychedelic ...more |
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| This well-written coming of age novel has it all. An interesting protagonist in Emmie, some great secondary characters and flawed characters in the form of Emmie’s parents. They may be flawed but not beyond redemption and that is one of the nice ...more | |
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| This story is not only a tale on how to treat and look after rescue dogs - Dylan, the Flying Bedlington, is a fascinating, and at times hilarious, story told with obvious love and affection that will keep you entertained to the end A lovely read from ...more | |
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| This is a novel with plenty of twists and turns to satisfy any reader of this genre. The story is well-developed built on the two main characters, Maggie and Jon. They are well-fleshed out as characters and likeably realistic. Essentially, it’s a ...more | |
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"A raw, captivating account of the life of an undercover detective in 1970s UK.
Stephen Bentley is an undercover cop. Steve Jackson is a hippie drug dealer – or is he? In order to infiltrate a global drug ring - the characters manufacturing and dist..." Read more of this review » |
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“Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all-night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.”
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“In every operation there is an above the line and a below the line. Above the line is what you do by the book. Below the line is how you do the job.”
― A Perfect Spy
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“I was gifted, am gifted. Sometimes I looked at my hands and realized that I could have been a great pianist or something. But what have my hands done? Scratched my balls, written checks, tied shoes, pushed toilet levers, etc. I have wasted my hands. And my mind.”
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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
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