“I can’t get this book! Many reviews elsewhere, some love it others give it poor scores.
It’s a war novel, a sort of sci-fi, madness, too complicated for me I’m afraid!
5/10
Score 5/10
Date read November 2016
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“Parts of this novel I really liked, the Jazz club scene, his writing style is always good. But on the whole I wasn’t convinced. Perhaps I’ve higher expectations of Murakami.
Only child grows up and loses touch with childhood sweetheart, now married and successful she enters his life again
5/10 I’d recommend others by him before this one.
Score 5/10
Date read May 2016
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“Not really my genre so I’ve rated it middle score, it didn’t blow me away but kept my attention throughout.
This is the first in the long series of nautical adventures beginning with this from 1793, based on real battles. Kydd is the young lad press ganged. We learn all about battle ships and I found this fascinating. I met the author and he has a seafaring pedigree and was honoured with an MBE and retired as Lt Commander. 5/10
Score 5/10
Date read September 2015
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“A biography of the Shakespearian actor.
Scottish lad breaks away from a working class upbringing and becomes a movie and stage actor. His dad beat him up, whoa is me. 5/10
Score 5/10
Date read August 2015
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