Tickling The English
A look at the English from the perspective of the famous Irish comedian as he tours the country.
A decent book, with more to it than you’d expect.
Autobiography, B+, Books, Comedy, Non-Fiction, Rated, Travel, iPad
Autobiography, B+, Books, Comedy, Non-Fiction, Rated, Travel, iPad
13:21, July 12th 2010
Generation A
Set in a world transformed by the disappearance of bees and a new drug called Solon.
The book follows a group of people who are mysteriously stung by bees.
B+, Books, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Rated
B+, Books, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Rated
10:50, May 10th 2010
Bloodsucking Fiends
Enjoyable, San Francisco set, romantic comedy. The twist being that the female lead is a newly fledged vampire.
Giraffe
The story of a group of giraffes that end up in Prague zoo in the mid 70’s as told through the eyes of various individuals who interact with the animals during the journey to Prague and when they are settled at the zoo.
Beautifully written, it’s episodic, rambling nature robs the book of narrative momentum.
The novel feels like it’s going nowhere until the last 90 pages when the story comes together to a point in magnificent fashion.
Points are taken off for making me fall asleep reading it…
B+, Books, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Rated
B+, Books, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Rated
15:47, February 10th 2010
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
Short, enjoyable but incomplete feeling autobiography from the well loved star of the MASH tv series
Autobiography, B+, Books, Non-Fiction, Rated
Autobiography, B+, Books, Non-Fiction, Rated
09:06, February 5th 2010
The Fifth Elephant
A Guards story that I had completely forgotten about
B+, Books, Fiction, Humour, Rated, fantasy
B+, Books, Fiction, Humour, Rated, fantasy
15:00, January 26th 2010
heinlein’s last great book is dated badly by some bizarre sexual politics and heavy handed political theorizing
B+, Books, Fiction, Rated, Science Fiction
B+, Books, Fiction, Rated, Science Fiction
00:17, January 10th 2010
Thief Of Time
My favourite of the Susan Sto Helit books
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
Has the advantage of featuring Lu Tze and the Monks of History
B+, Books, Comedy, Fiction, Rated, fantasy
B+, Books, Comedy, Fiction, Rated, fantasy
16:04, December 17th 2009