tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84821352011-12-14T12:56:46.948+09:00I can't read fast enough to keep this blog alive, so I'll review anything I can get my hands on.Elizanoreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8482135.post-1120379382773587772005-07-03T17:25:00.000+09:002005-07-03T19:06:13.386+09:00

I had a bit of a hiatus from reading, having exhausted the library of literature that I have with me in Japan. Then I remembered that Jeremy read a book many months ago, and he’d asked me to read it, but I hadn’t been in the mood, as this book, The Adventure of English – THE BIOGRAPHY of a LANGUAGE, by Melvyn Bragg is not fiction, and I don’t often read non-fictional accounts of history.Actually,

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Rushdie always reveals so much of himself through his writing and it is easy to see how his perceptions have changed since his exile from his homeland. This novel comes as an eerily timely insight into the time bomb that was growing in the hearts and minds of people around the world prior to the attack on Manhattan’s World Trade Centre. The novel missed out on being a prediction by a narrow

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This is a great novel. Let’s not get confused about that. The narrative is at times simple and childish, but it is important and should be read. The front cover bears the quotation: From now on I will divide the books I have read into two categories – the ones I read before Ishmael and those read after. It may not affect the opinions I have on the books I have read and will read, but it certainly

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I just stumbled across a Blog with its first entry stating that the author is enrolled in some kind of Blog writing seminar. A Blog writing seminar … WTF, mate? Is there a subtle art to this that I am unaware of? I wanted to find out, so I surfed my “next blog” button and this is what I found: A lot of Blogs from Singapore with horrible poppy background music and a strong pink theme bearing a

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Having run out of books to read for the time being, and not feeling particularly inspired to review most of the books I’ve read recently, and not being able to sufficiently remember the good books I’ve read in the past, I come now to reviewing other mediums, such as television and the show that should have been a huge success, Freaks and Geeks. I’ve never really shared the television tastes of

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Peter Carey has written many books and they’ve all sold very well, but to be honest I’ve only ever read this one novel that he has written. It was given to me as a gift from my mum, because she is a Carey fan and wanted to read the book. Little did she know I would move to Japan and take the book with me before she ever had the chance. Carey shows the history and the reasons why. He takes the

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This novel is an intricate exploration of death as one man struggles to come to terms with his mortality when he is diagnosed with an “incurable disease”. The entire plot develops through beautifully narrated insights, written in letters to an undisclosed friend in Melbourne, as the protagonist journeys through Italy. During the journey, expect to learn a few things. The story borders on the

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Perhaps there was something lost in the English translation, or perhaps at the age of 27 I am too old to read a novel whose purpose seems to be to engage teenagers in philosophical thought. Either way, I found the plot of the story redundant. The author’s presence is felt strongly throughout the book as he inflicts his opinions and interpretations of philosophical ideas on the reader through the

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