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The author of this blog is Trevor Pateman. I have purchased all the books reviewed here except a very few noted as sent to me. My own books are cheapest at blackwells.co.uk and are usually on Amazon. I can be found at academia.edu but do not have an X account and never used Twitter; that is another Trevor Pateman.

Saturday, 25 October 2014

Review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Americanah

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If pressed, I would say that I prefer novels with unity of time, place and action. And not too many characters. Especially, not too man...
Monday, 20 October 2014

Review: Alison Macleod, Unexploded

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I bought this book for no better reason than that it had a local setting (Brighton) and a local author - but with "Man Booker Lo...
Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Review: Marguerite Duras, L'Amant de la Chine du Nord

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" - And if there is no unhappiness?  - Then everything will be forgotten " In 1984, Marguerite Duras published L'...
Saturday, 13 September 2014

Review: Serhii Plokhy, The Last Empire

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This is a fascinating, well-written account of the final months of the Soviet Union. Though Gorbachev is presented as a much rougher, p...
Sunday, 7 September 2014

Review: Charles Clarke, The "Too Difficult" Box

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I bought this book with a heavy heart. Yes, I got £5 off but pretty soon it will be £20 off in every charity shop. It's a book whic...
Thursday, 28 August 2014

Review: Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

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This is the second Junot Diaz I have read - his This Is How You Lose Her was the first (it's reviewed on this site 28 December 201...
Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Review: Edney Silvestre, If I Close My Eyes Now

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Yes and No. Much of this book is highly readable but some of it is awkward, some sensationalist, and some sentimental.  The reada...
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