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20 traits to identify a psychopath and how to misuse them
Review of The Psychopath Test - Jon Ronson by
Mildew82
Advantages: Humorous and entertaining style, interesting perspectives from hard to get interviews
Disadvantages: Sense of bias and perhaps not a complete understanding of the subject
...British investigative journalist that over the years has been a documentary maker, a screenwriter, a non-fiction author, a radio presenter, a columnist, a 90s conspiracy theory TV talk show host…hell he’s even managed an indie band and fil ...
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21.04.2013 16:03
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International terror
Review of Act of Treason - Vince Flynn by
CPTDANIELS
Advantages: Great detailed story
Disadvantages: Odd ending quite unexpected
Synopsis of the book:
With only a few weeks before the American Presidential election two of the favourites for the White House Josh Anderson and his running mate Mark Ross are ambushed by terrorists. The bomb misses their vehicle but kills Anderson' ...
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21.04.2013 09:46
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Vamptastic
Review of Glass Houses - Rachel Caine by
PrincessSammie93
Advantages: plot is brilliant
Disadvantages: none
If you come down to morganville today, we're sure you will have a surprise, with vamps and love and evil and blood we know you'll have a big surprise.
Where would the first place i would love to go? Somewhere with vampires!! I think. My mother brought me ...
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20.04.2013 22:18
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The Dex Foray Special
Review of The Dex-Files - Karina Halle by
elfbwillow
Advantages: Read scenes from a different viewpoint, more of the best character in the book
Disadvantages: Some scenes play out the same as in other books
The Dex Files – Karina Halle
I am back with another review covering the third novella in the fantastic Experiment in Terror series by Karina Halle.
I came across this series a month or so ago and found that it had some amazing reviews. I was so happy ...
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20.04.2013 11:02
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Meet the Godparents
Review of The Martin Beck Series: Roseanna - Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall by
fizzytom
Advantages: Part of the genre's heritage; atmospheric writing
Disadvantages: Slow by today's standards; seems dated now
...popular with British readers since the late 1980s, it was the huge success of Stieg Larsson’s trilogy that started with ‘The Girl that Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’ that really brought the ...
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20.04.2013 09:24
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Home Made Murder Movies
Review of The Skin Gods - Richard Montanari by
gothic_moon
Advantages: Complex plot keeps you guessing, warmth and depth of characters, fluid writing style
Disadvantages: Confused me a tad along the way
...I came across it in the library. On the cover it reads 'no one can hear you scream', and it also tells us ...
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19.04.2013 23:11
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Victorian London Pratchett Syle
Review of Dodger - Terry Pratchett by
farmcott
Advantages: Very Readable Ideal Train Journey Fun Book
Disadvantages: None that I can see
Only Terry Pratchett could combine such fantastic satire and humor in one story.
He transports the reader to early Victorian London, to it's sewers and backstreets.
Here we meet Dodger, A “knight in soaking armour”, instantly loveable, instantly the hero ...
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19.04.2013 17:20
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Arctic Adventures
Review of White Heat - M.J. McGrath by
MALU
Advantages: exotic setting, good story, good characters
Disadvantages: none
Meet Edie Kiglatuk, a new member of the ever growing posse of feisty, female sleuths. She isn't a professional, she belongs to the faction that stumbles over corpses and then takes up the hunt when the authorities don't react as they should. She's a thirt ...
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18.04.2013 15:47
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What Dickens couldn't tell you about Mr Tulkinghorn
Review of Tom-All-Alone's - Lynn Shepherd by
brokenangelkisses
Advantages: Interesting plot line, builds well upon Dickens' book, well-written
Disadvantages: Hester's narration is a little irritating
I enjoy reading Dickens' books so when I heard about this book, the plot of which runs parallel to the events of Dickens' 'Bleak House', I was keen to find out more. Listening to a talk given by the author convinced me that the book would be worth a read ...
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exceptional
18.04.2013 13:37
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Not his best, but still readable
Review of The Dark Side of the Sun - Terry Pratchett by
p4blodiablo
Advantages: you could read on one long journey
Disadvantages: Little real humour, confusing storyline
...confessed Pratchett fan. I love the way he writes and the way he injects humour into his books that make you want to laugh out loud. His Discworld novels are truly unique
Sadly, for me, this one does not rise up to this level. I have read ...
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17.04.2013 20:05
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