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Comments Off on The Ruins by Scott Smith

The Ruins by Scott Smith


2008
04.07

A group of American youngsters are having a fun gap year in Cancun.
They decide to search for their friends brother and this takes them to a remote hill where they are forced to stay once entering by the violent locals.
You guessed it, the man eating vines get them one by one. It’ll make a better film.

Score 3/10

Date read April 2008

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Comments Off on Then We Came to the End: A Novel by Joshua Ferris

Then We Came to the End: A Novel by Joshua Ferris


2008
04.07

Our newest read in the book group, jeez we need to pick better books.
Life in an advertising agency in Chicago and billed as very funny, but actually very dull.
I should have given up after 50 pages. Our group gave it an average of 3.5 too

Score 3.5/10

Date read April 2008

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Mr B Gone by Clive Barker


2008
03.07

Having never read anything by this American author before, and this his first novel for some time…I was looking forward to reading his book.
The outcome was severe disappointment, in fact a really annoying book.
Told to us by this demon who constantly suggests the reader ‘save yourself’ and ‘burn this book. I should have done this after five pages, my advice; don’t waste the money, burn that instead.
A dismal waste of time.

Score 2/10

Date read March 2008

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Comments Off on My Dirty Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen

My Dirty Book of Stolen Time by Liz Jensen


2008
03.07

Amusing and romantic work about a Danish harlot who time travels from 1890 Copenhagen to London present day. Great plot.
A bit of a caper and plenty good enough.
I would like to read another by this author but it would need a good recommendation for me to do so.

Score 6/10

Date read March 2008

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