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Category: Literary Reviews

April 8, 2021

Review: The City, Stella Gemmell

Rating: 4 out of 5 The City… I didn’t quite like the City at the start of this book, and I didn’t like it…

April 7, 2021

Review: The Cold Dish, Craig Johnson

Rating: 5 out of 5 I only recently learned of Walt Longmire, Sheriff of Absaroka, but he quickly became one of my favourite fictional…

April 5, 2021

Review: Phoenix Extravagant, Yoon Ha Lee

Rating: 3 out of 5 Mr Lee’s other work impressed me quite a bit. In comparison, this title was relatively boring: the fictional world…

April 2, 2021

Review: The Boundless Sea, David Abulafia

Rating: 1 out of 5 There’s a saying by which the knowledge of today is too great for generalists to survive: one has to…

April 2, 2021

Review: The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm, Christopher Paolini

Rating: 2 out of 5 Sometimes, Mr Paolini’s fantasy-world captivates me thoroughly; at other times, it does not. This belongs into the latter category,…

April 2, 2021

Review: The General in His Labyrinth, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Garcia Marquez’s take on the last days in the life of General Bolivar y Palacios should be a…

April 1, 2021

Review: Mating in Captivity, Esther Perel

Rating: 4 out of 5 Ms Perel’s overview of how relationships progress was interesting on many levels, but the book also had some problems…

March 30, 2021

Review: Why the Germans Do It Better, John Kampfner

Rating: 5 out of 5 Mr Kampfner’s review of modern Germany was an interesting look into the country which manages the fill many gaps…

March 28, 2021

Arvustus: Allveelaevad Kalev ja Lembit, Arto Oll

Hinnang: 3 / 5 Eesti Meremuuseumi poolt esitletav lühiülevaade Vabariigi-aegsetest allveelaevadest annab lugejale küll edasi põhilised faktid, kuid ei innusta lugejat. Samuti ei ole…

March 23, 2021

Review: Zátopek, Jan Novák

Rating: 5 out of 5 Emil Zátopek’s story is well worth knowing: not only an extraordinary long distance runner, but also a principled man…

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