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Brisingr
05/01/09 | Mark Hadley
I re-read the recommendations on the back of the book for the twentieth time, wondering whether I had read something quite different by accident...
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Beckwood Brae
17/12/08 | Bill Salier
Beckwood Brae, by Australian Christian author David Webb, is a recent addition to the crowded field of fantasy…
Beckwood Brae, by Australian Christian author David Webb, is a recent addition to the crowded field of fantasy…
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Twilight (the book)
10/12/08 | Mark Hadley
Twilight is surprisingly good, and the series’ influence is likely to reach far beyond the high school-aged…
Twilight is surprisingly good, and the series’ influence is likely to reach far beyond the high school-aged…
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
17/10/08 | Alison Watts
The Art of Racing in the Rain is an unforgettably engaging tale, which takes you on a journey through the…
The Art of Racing in the Rain is an unforgettably engaging tale, which takes you on a journey through the…
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The Other Queen
24/09/08 | Pansy Lai
Philippa Gregory's newest historical novel The Other Queen, set during the first three years of Mary Queen…
Philippa Gregory's newest historical novel The Other Queen, set during the first three years of Mary Queen…
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The Abstinence Teacher
13/08/08 | Nic Jameson
The ‘truths’ chronicled by Perrotta in The Abstinence Teacher are mostly concerned with sex, a subject…
The ‘truths’ chronicled by Perrotta in The Abstinence Teacher are mostly concerned with sex, a subject…
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Funny Boys
31/07/08 | Craig Bennett
Funny Boys is set in a time when New York was run by the mob. The book is a good window into the reality…
Funny Boys is set in a time when New York was run by the mob. The book is a good window into the reality…
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Prince Caspian - the book
19/05/08 | Warren Bird
What’s immediately obvious is that Prince Caspian does not have the overt gospel parallels that highlight…
What’s immediately obvious is that Prince Caspian does not have the overt gospel parallels that highlight…
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No Eye Has Seen
27/03/08 | Lucy Tyler
No Eye Has Seen is rich in biblical themes and provides an interesting glimpse of heaven and hell.
No Eye Has Seen is rich in biblical themes and provides an interesting glimpse of heaven and hell.
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Robbie Williams: A Life Less Ordinary
20/03/08 | Heather Smith
The world admires its pop stars. And Robbie Williams is one of the more outrageous ones.
The world admires its pop stars. And Robbie Williams is one of the more outrageous ones.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles - the books
10/03/08 | Mark Hadley
You always know when you’re on to a good book when you decide you have time to read one chapter then look up…
You always know when you’re on to a good book when you decide you have time to read one chapter then look up…
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The River Baptists
24/01/08 | Lucy Tyler
Belinda Castles’ second novel, The River Baptists, is a fluid and engrossing novel of interlocking stories…
Belinda Castles’ second novel, The River Baptists, is a fluid and engrossing novel of interlocking stories…
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The Gathering
03/12/07 | Stephen Liggins
Like most recent Booker winners, The Gathering is not feel-good fiction. Enright, herself, admits that “when…
Like most recent Booker winners, The Gathering is not feel-good fiction. Enright, herself, admits that “when…
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The Amber Spyglass
26/11/07 | Mark Hadley
It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the first two volumes of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials…
It should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the first two volumes of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials…
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Master Of The Books
29/10/07 | Lisa Hall
Is it possible to deceive when telling the truth? This was an intriguing question raised by James Moloney in his…
Is it possible to deceive when telling the truth? This was an intriguing question raised by James Moloney in his…
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Everyman
17/09/07 | Craig Schwarze
Philip Roth is considered by some to be the finest American novelist of the last 25 years. In his latest book,…
Philip Roth is considered by some to be the finest American novelist of the last 25 years. In his latest book,…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
30/07/07 | Sarah Barnett
In her wildly successful “children’s” series JK Rowling has constructed a narrative that asks us to consider…
In her wildly successful “children’s” series JK Rowling has constructed a narrative that asks us to consider…
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The Witch of Portobello
18/07/07 | Craig Schwarze
What is a Christian to make of Paulo Coelho? He is a former dark magician, now a practising Catholic, who writes…
What is a Christian to make of Paulo Coelho? He is a former dark magician, now a practising Catholic, who writes…
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The Subtle Knife
04/07/07 | Mark Hadley
There is a word for the philosophy that Philip Pullman is pushing in the second installment of the His Dark…
There is a word for the philosophy that Philip Pullman is pushing in the second installment of the His Dark…
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