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Review of ‘The Space Between Time’ by Charlie Laidlaw

05/11/2019 nsford 7 Comments

I enjoyed this quirky bittersweet novel. It’s narrated by Emma Maria Rossini, a Scottish-Italian girl. She’s an interesting character and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Charlie Laidlaw, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Women of the Dunes’ by Sarah Maine

03/11/2019 nsford 12 Comments

This is a well-crafted and atmospheric mystery novel. I was impressed with the plot and the characterisation. The setting is…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reading, reviews, Sarah Maine

The time-travelling bookworm: ‘The Midwich Cuckoos’ by John Wyndham

01/11/2019 nsford 6 Comments

This famous 1957 novel by British science fiction author John Wyndham is set in a cosy village called Midwich. After…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, fiction, John Wyndham, reading

Review of ‘The Exorcist’ by William Peter Blatty

29/10/2019 nsford 8 Comments

‘The most terrifying novel ever written’ did not scare me but I found it a very disturbing and gripping read.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, William Peter Blatty

Review of ‘The Haunted Hotel’ by Wilkie Collins

27/10/2019 nsford 14 Comments

Do you want to read a scary story? Then I don’t recommend this one. Published as part of a series…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, Wilkie Collins

Review of ‘Haverscroft’ by S A Harris

24/10/2019 nsford 7 Comments

This spooky domestic drama has a tense, unsettling atmosphere. It reminded me a little of The Haunting of Hill House…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, S A Harris

Review of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ by Ira Levin

23/10/2019 nsford 16 Comments

This is a brilliant and sinister read. The film is better known than the book. I wasn’t even aware that…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Ira Levin, reviews

Review of ‘The Seven Sisters’ by Margaret Drabble

17/10/2019 nsford 8 Comments

I didn’t like this book. I appreciated the author’s message but I found the content to be dull. To be…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, Margaret Drabble, reviews

Character of the month: Marvin the Paranoid Android

13/10/2019 nsford 8 Comments

“You think you’ve got problems? What are you supposed to do if you are a manically depressed robot? No, don’t…

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Posted in: Reading Filed under: books, Douglas Adams, fiction, reading

Review of ‘Dark Matter’ by Blake Crouch

05/10/2019 nsford 16 Comments

Now this was a thriller and a half! It began like a crime novel, with a man abducted while walking…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Blake Crouch, books, fiction, reviews

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