Sorry for the downer, but this is the saddest thing I’ve read in a long time. Can you imagine having to decide which of your children to save?
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Not my usual kind of story, but I was attracted by the "expat Yanks in Luxemburg" angle, and this was indeed the most interesting part of the story for me. First and foremost it's a spy thriller, albeit a fairly leisurely and un-thrill...
I've marked this as non-fiction, although really it's a hybrid. I normally don't have much time for this kind of mix, but Spufford pulls it off brilliantly, his poetic prose and psychological insight breathing life into what is essential...
Equal parts entertaining and frustrating. Frustrating because the plot, such as it is, proceeds in fits and starts, rambling along over 470 pages when it could have been tighter and more tense cut to under 300. The villain and his plan a...
Inevitably slightly less than satisfying as a book, consisting, as it does, of scraps and bits and half an unfinished novel, this is nevertheless interesting for Adams fans, genuinely funny in places, and a good overview of his writings ...
Pleasant enough, bite-sized, fact-filled nuggets of food history. Presumably aimed at the UK market, as the only mention of non-European food is a couple of chapters relating to the origins of dishes found in Chinese and Indian takeaways...
A war story in which the ideas take precedence over the combat scenes, which is fine by me. Characterisation takes a back seat too while the author works through rather dry discussions of the nature of democracy and the eternal tension b...
On the surface a relatively simple story of one man and his relationship with his therapist, this swiftly evolves into a surreal, complex and spectacular yet always deeply thoughtful book, as much concerned with the ethical aspects of it...
Compelling and eye-opening. I knew pretty much nothing about the subject matter beforehand, beyond having read Heart of Darkness at school, and Hochschild's comprehensive yet intimate approach, contrasting plentiful historical perspectiv...
Vampires bore me, as a rule. Fortunately they don't turn up until later on in this novel, giving the author the time to establish characters and milieu to the extent that when things did turn gory and fantastical I was willing to go with...
Important reading, for a number of reasons. It's split into two halves; the first tackling the increased "pornification" of the mainstream media, and the spread of the idea that stripping, lap-dancing and even prostitution are now to be ...
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