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|---|---|---|
| Fiction Humour Literature Kingsley Amis Book Review Penguin Classics | Book review: Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis | Rating: 8 of 10 |
If this was fused with a grim, dystopian sci-fi blockbuster in some of Godawful teleporter accident it would be the film 'Brazil'. | ||
| Chick lit Emma McLaughlin Nicola Kraus betrayal Book Review fame love Simon & Schuster | Book review: Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus | Rating: 8 of 10 |
McLaughlin and Kraus are back - and in my opinion, even better than before. Dedication is the quintessential girl's fantasy, with an unexpected happily ever after - where the girl makes the rules. | ||
| Classic literature Charlotte Bronte Barnes and Noble Book Review | Book review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte | Rating: 8 of 10 |
If this was a sofa, it would be a pleasant-looking but dated design with ebony framework hand-carved with a slightly intimidating attention to detail. You wouldn’t put it in your lounge room in front of the TV, but perhaps keep it in your bedroom because, despite appearances, it would in fact be almost shockingly ergonomically satisfying. | ||
| Spy fiction Jeff Abbott Book Review cia conspiracy Sphere spy | Book review: Panic by Jeff Abbott | Rating: 6 of 10 |
Feeling like you just haven't had enough spy/CIA conspiracy in your life lately? Lacking in running, gun fights, car chases, and general confusion and accusations about the CIA? Might be time to read Panic... | ||
| Fiction Science fiction William Gibson Book Review Putnam Adult | Book review: Spook Country by William Gibson | Rating: 6 of 10 |
If this was written before anyone had heard of the author, it would get a pretty patchy reception. | ||
| Modern fiction Psychological novel Rupert Thomson Bloomsbury Publishing Book Review dancers sexual abuse | Book review: The Book Of Revelation by Rupert Thomson | Rating: 6 of 10 |
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| Cinema Non-fiction Tom Shone blockbusters Book Review Free Press movies | Book review: Blockbuster by Tom Shone | Rating: 8 of 10 |
If this was food, it would be a giant tub of fresh popcorn, covered in hot, molten butter, with an old-school choc top for dessert. | ||
| Crime fiction Peter Temple aboriginal australia Book Review crime police Text Publishing victoria | Book review: The Broken Shore by Peter Temple | Rating: 8 of 10 |
In the starkness and wild of the Victorian coastal countryside, a seemingly straightforward murder is committed. Detective Joe Cashin, who is in recovery from a mentally and physically scarring encounter on the job, pushes through the veneer of simplicity, and is plunged into a dark, complex crime... | ||
| Contemporary literature Extreme Dodginess Fiction Vladimir Nabokov Book Review humbert humbert lolita Orion Publishing paedophilia | Book review: Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov | Rating: 9 of 10 |
If this was about a pubescent boy instead of a pubescent girl, it would confirm everything a certain sort of person likes to pretend lurks primarily within the purview of the homosexual mindset. But it isn't, so deal with it, heteros. | ||
| Modern fiction Katherine Scholes baby Book Review love Pan Macmillan Australia tasmania | Book review: The Stone Angel by Katherine Scholes | Rating: 5 of 10 |
How do you know it's going to turn out exactly as you think it will down to the last painful ellipses? Probably the proud "international bestseller" label, partially covered by the "$2 Kmart" pricetag. Redeeming feature? It was purchased by someone else. | ||
