Monthly Archives: April 2011

We Are The Walrus

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

I was about twelve, it was 1982. Lying on my bed I’d been listening to The Beatles Blue Album (1967-70). I decided I wanted to be in The Beatles. I knew of course that they were no more – I … Continue reading →

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Review: Paris was Yesterday, Janet Flanner

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

From the back of the book: In 1925 Janet Flanner began dispatching her famous New Yorker ‘Letters from Paris’, from which most of the pieces in this collection are drawn. I read this book as I wanted to get some … Continue reading →

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The Good Thief’s Guide to Paris, Chris Ewan

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

The Good Thief’s Guide to Paris is the second in the series. The first was Amsterdam. The three main characters from the first book are here in Paris – Charlie Howard (he is the narrator so I guess he has … Continue reading →

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Minty is the Next Stieg Larsson

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

A shop assistant in Waterstones came up to us and smiled. She cast a semi-disapproving eye over me before grinning and putting a sticker on my four-year-old daughter’s head. Then she went off sticking stickers here and there. Minty was … Continue reading →

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The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

This is the second of the ten Martin Beck novels. The first is Roseanna. They are quiet different books. Roseanna begins with the discover of the body. In this book Martin Beck is asked to track down a man who … Continue reading →

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Mystery Man, Bateman

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

I liked a lot of this book. It was funny and the pacing was good too. The plot moved along OK. But something about it really rubbed me up the wrong way. I had the feeling that the whole book … Continue reading →

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