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It's not a favorite of mine Larry Send a noteboard - 27/08/2010 05:09:59 AM
I kept expecting the book's genre leanings to sooner or later tip overwhelmingly towards either 1984ishness or private-eye-pulpishness. But he actually managed to make them run a good two-legged race.


It was a bit too contrived in places and the prose felt a bit awkward in places.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Books that I would review if I had the time for them Larry - 26/08/2010 01:52:49 AM 939 Views
Dan is reading Kraken now. Elaine - 26/08/2010 03:25:15 PM 581 Views
One excellent thing about Kraken... Larry - 26/08/2010 04:08:53 PM 606 Views
i haven't read king rat, but yeah kraken was poor *NM* Foxhead - 27/08/2010 12:14:21 AM 390 Views
King Rat was a major disappointment Camilla - 27/08/2010 12:20:17 AM 610 Views
no! you really are missing out Foxhead - 27/08/2010 12:35:59 AM 594 Views
I wouldn't start her with PSS Larry - 27/08/2010 12:46:35 AM 612 Views
The City & The City made me like Mieville again. Burr - 27/08/2010 04:53:59 AM 847 Views
It's not a favorite of mine Larry - 27/08/2010 05:09:59 AM 755 Views
oh, I read those two first Camilla - 27/08/2010 09:06:45 AM 567 Views
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