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May 19, 2013

‘Diamond Queen’, A. Marr

“Showing true phlegm, a policemen observed to the Queen that it had been ‘a magnificent piece of bombing, if I may say so, Ma’am’.”…

May 18, 2013

‘The Glorious First of June’, Sam Willis

Sam Willis is a naval historian and when I saw his book by the title ‘The Glorious First of June’ in the Waterstones in…

May 17, 2013

‘1Q84: Book 3’, Haruki Murakami

I have also managed to finish the series by Haruki Murakami, ‘1Q84’ (serialized novel sounds better, maybe?). I found the timing to be very…

May 16, 2013

“Whose entire body of work is worth reading?”

Reading Marginal Revolution brings up interesting questions every now and then. Tyler Cowen is a person with a very wide range of interests, and…

May 16, 2013

‘Castle’

I was brought into watching ‘Castle’ by a good friend of mine who insisted that it was a show worthy of the time and…

May 15, 2013

‘The Hobbit’, J.R.R. Tolkien

“Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon told about,…

May 14, 2013

‘Captain Vancouver’, E.C. Coleman

I quite enjoyed this short overview on Captain George Vancouver. My main problem with this might be that it is a very short book,…

May 13, 2013

‘Tarnished Knight’, Jack Campbell

I have found something appealing about Mr Campbell’s military fictions, so I was looking forward to reading ‘Tarnished Knight’. This was even more promising…

May 12, 2013

What Have I Been Reading?

Since it has been a long time from my last post (more or less two months) — not including the one from yesterday —…

March 13, 2013

‘Artemis Fowl’, E. Colfer

“Ambition had a price, and that price was friendship.” — Colfer, Eoin (2010-06-03). Artemis Fowl (Kindle Locations 2176-2177). Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition. I…

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