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LeighMS finished reading The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall Trilogy (Volume 3))
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel (Wolf Hall Trilogy (Volume 3))
With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, …
LeighMS finished reading Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel
Bring up the bodies by Hilary Mantel
Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give …
LeighMS finished reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
In the ruthless arena of King Henry VIII's court, only one man, Thomas Cromwell, dares to gamble his life to …
LeighMS finished reading Earth, Air, Fire and Custard by Tom Holt
LeighMS rated The End of the World Running Club: 4 stars
The End of the World Running Club by Walker, Adrian J. (Suspense fiction writer) (The End of the World Running Club, #1)
Follows the experiences of a man stranded on the wrong side of the country who pushes his limits to traverse …
LeighMS finished reading The End of the World Running Club by Walker, Adrian J. (Suspense fiction writer) (The End of the World Running Club, #1)
Follows the experiences of a man stranded on the wrong side of the country who …
An after the apocalypse saga of a man travelling across a great distance to find his family. An enjoyable read.
LeighMS finished reading Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
One of the few books I've read that made me change the way I viewed the world.
LeighMS finished reading The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
The Sheep Look Up is a science fiction novel by British author John Brunner, first …
A remarkably prescient story of societies falling apart in an era of environmental deterioration. The narrative skips between people trying to continue living their normal lives as best they can, to disenfranchised people struggling at the fringes of society, to communities in Africa where collapse is almost total and then the actions of a 'philanthropic' aid donor tips then over. I struggled with overt racism from some characters. My impression that the author was representing attitudes he is aware of around him rather than an attitude of the author. The manner in which the racist passages are bracketed by contrasting sections is intended to throw them into stark contrast.
Hegel and Manfried Grossbart may not consider themselves bad men - but death still stalks …
An unusual story
5 stars
It takes skill to weave a story where the protagonists are vile,.but you still want to reach the end