Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Books

  • A Diary of The Lady

    So, how do you review a book you didn’t finish? There might be a few more of these this year. A Diary of The Lady by Rachel Johnson is an…


  • I’ve started so I’ll finish

    Our lives are controlled by the things we believe and we’re not totally aware of everything we believe. Our beliefs can be revealed to us in the little phrases and…


  • Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession

    New for 2012! Book reviews for non-fiction titles! I read quite a bit of non-fiction and, as my reviews have slid away from being purely about what I’ve learned about…


  • 100 Books in 2011: Others

    This is the last book in the 100 Books in 2011 challenge and it is Others by James Herbert. A man’s soul is in Hell, tormented, and is given a…


  • 100 Books in 2011: Line of Polity

    Line of Polity is the second in the Ian Cormac series by Neal Asher, which is sci-fi spy thriller, basically James Bond in space. A rogue scientist is experimenting with…


  • 100 Books in 2011: Surface Detail

    Continuing on with wrapping up the last few book reviews for the 100 books in 2011 challenge we have Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks. Lededje Ybreq is an indentured…


  • 100 Books in 2011: Heart of Darkness

    I’ve not read many classics this year, due to a perception that they take longer to read that modern novels of the same length, and I’ve been conscious of having…


  • 100 Books in 2011: Worth Dying For

    Ah, Jack Reacher, I just can’t stay away from you. And in Worth Dying For, Lee Child’s taciturn alpha male itinerant troubleshooter/maker is on good form. Reacher is hitching across…


  • 100 Books in 2011: Definitely Dead

    The sixth in the Sookie Stackhouse series, Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris, is a bit of a return to form. Sookie is left an inheritance by her cousin Hadley, former…


  • 100 Books in 2011: The Post Office Girl

    The Post Office Girl by Stefan Zweig was the last Book Club book of 2011. I didn’t think I would enjoy it, but actually I loved it. Christine is a…


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