The Fatal Tree
by Jake Arnott Rating: ** I really wanted to like this book, it seemed to contain all the elements for me but alas, I was very...
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Rose Auburn
- Jun 14, 2018
- 1 min
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne Rating: ** I will confess I read this because my daughter is acting in a play of the story and I did not particularly...
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Rose Auburn
- Jun 2, 2018
- 1 min
Sweet Thursday
by John Steinbeck Rating: *** I have not read Steinbeck for some time and this was a refreshing change from my recent reading. Some of...
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Rose Auburn
- May 30, 2018
- 1 min
Cousin Phillis
by Elizabeth Gaskell Rating: *** What to say? An incredibly pleasant read and I thoroughly enjoyed losing two hours reading this, time...
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Rose Auburn
- May 11, 2018
- 1 min
Wintersmoon
by Hugh Walpole Rating: **** A lovely novel; some beautifully profound but accessible writing. The characters, especially Janet, were...
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Rose Auburn
- May 10, 2018
- 1 min
The Butcher Bird
by S.D. Sykes Rating: **** I enjoyed this very much, although I like historical fiction, I do not normally read too much before the...
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Rose Auburn
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
The Mayfair Mystery
by Frank Richardson Rating: ** A very throwaway, light-hearted read not to be taken seriously and rather dated now. But, I found it hard...
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Rose Auburn
- Apr 29, 2018
- 1 min
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
by Thomas Mann Rating: **** To begin with, I found this rather slow-paced and gentle for Mann, it clearly showed that it was his first...
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Rose Auburn
- Mar 20, 2018
- 1 min
We Were Warriors
by Johnny Mercer Rating: ***** A must-read, and I say this as someone who has no particular interest or background in the military....
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Rose Auburn
- Mar 7, 2018
- 1 min
On A Chinese Screen
by W. Somerset Maugham Rating: ***** I loved this little book made up of Maugham's observations of characters and life during his Far...
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