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Smuts by Alan Bennett


2011
06.10

“What a load of old nonsense!
Alan you’ve let me down.
Two stories, niether good, both out of date and unfunny.
Book group thought more of it and gave it an average of 3.75/10

Score 1/10

Date read June 2011

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The London Train by Tessa Hadley


2011
06.03

“Not my cuppa char really. I found it very hard to connect with the characters and the story, which is told in two parts and felt disjointed.
When I met the author she explained that it had intended to be a novella, when she read it back it lacked something, so she wrote a second part and tried to combine them.
Not for me but what do others think who may well appreciate the story line?

Score 4.5/10

Date read June 2011

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Death and the Maiden by Frank Tallis


2011
06.02

“A whole series to enjoy here should I wish to continue.
Vienna 1903. An operatic diva is found dead, natural cause or murder? Enter Detective Inspector Oskar Rheinhardt and his young friend, the psychoanalyst Dr. Max Liebermann.
This is a literary thriller and more. I got an excellent sense of etiquette and life style, I’d no idea how powerful Vienna was at this time.
Bonus was that I got to meet and introduce the author…he’s working on a horror novel next, definitely worth a read.

Score 6/10

Date read June 2011

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