I recently finished reading Union Atlantic, a debut novel by Adam Haslett – another book from Amazon’s Vine programme. I was a bit underwhelmed by it.
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The rainbow kettle
August 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Life
I had a bit of a result with the Amazon Vine programme this month. When I got the list of products to choose from, there was a kettle on there. I had recently noticed that our kettle was dribbling a bit, which annoyed me somewhat, but not enough to go out and get a new [...]
Piet Koopt Hoge Schoenen
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I have just finished reading Amsterdam from the ‘City-Pick series of books, which I got through Amazon’s Vine programme. It is a collection of snippets from literature about the city. I must have visited Amsterdam more than anywhere other city except Paris and can find my way round it better than anywhere except London, but [...]
Tags: Amsterdam·Books·Netherlands·Reviews·Vine
Devil in Disguise
July 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
One last Vine review to clear the backlog. This time it is Devil in Disguise by Julian Clary.
I enjoyed it on a couple of levels. Apart from the story, there was a more personal level of enjoyment which was an element of nostalgia. Molly ans Simon, the two main characters, met while at Goldsmiths which [...]
Obstacles to Young Love
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
Still clearing the backlog of Amazon Vine reviews, here is what I thought about Obstacles to Young Love by the legendary David Nobbs.
The Invisible Gorilla
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
I read a lot of books in the last month or two, mainly re-reading all thirteen Christopher Brookmyre novels, but also reading some new Amazon Vine books, leaving me with a bit of a backlog of reviews to write.
First off is The Invisible Gorilla by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons, one of those popular psychology/behavioural [...]
Young Sherlock Holmes
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
Having had a recent bad experience with a shoddy Sherlock Holmes film, I was more than a little wary about reading a novel about the exploits of Holmes as a teenager – Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud by Andrew Lane, which I got through Amazon’s Vine program.
Fortunately the book turned out to be so much [...]
Tags: Books·Horsham·Reviews·Sherlock Holmes·Vine
Do I kneel or do I bow?
May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
For an atheist I seem to have been to quite a few places of worship in my time. There are the normal family weddings in anglican churches, the christening of a catholic friend’ s child and so on, but also a sikh friend at work always encourages us to visit his temple for major events. [...]
How not to grow up
May 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Life
The book that got me through the later stages of the election campaign was How Not to Grow Up by Richard Herring. I kept it in my bag and read it at odd moments because it is the sort of thing you can dip into like that. I like to arrive early for things, so [...]
For The Win
May 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Life, Technology
Another book I recently finished is For The Win by Cory Doctorow. At nearly 500 pages it is a substantial read, but I got through it really quickly, which is usually a sign that I am enjoying it. Given my circumstances it is hardly surprising that I enjoyed a story of oppressed workers organising themselves [...]
