Reviews - Books
| Reviewed by: |  Peter Worthington |
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| Title: | A really funny and captivating read | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: |  comment | |
| Review: | The book by Jonas Jonasson and Rod Bradbury made my smile from the start. "The hundred year old man who climbed through a window and disappeared" is a long title, but the book is funny all the way through. There is a slight reminder of Forest Gump, but the story is entertaining and well-written. more > |
| Reviewed by: | Kirsty John |
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| Title: | Handle with care - Jodi Picoult | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 5 comments | |
| Review: | This is a really good book, I couldn't put it down, I would recommend it to everyone. Its about a little girl called Willow who has a disease which cause her bones to break really easily. I really liked the way the book is written in multiple perspectives: Willows mum, dad, her mum's friend and older sister who I felt really sorry for.I was shocked by the ending and I think that the book would... more > |
| Reviewed by: | Kirsty John |
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| Title: | House Rules by Jodi Picoult | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 12 comments | |
| Review: | This is one of the best books I've ever read. It's about an 18 year old boy with Asperger's called Jacob who gets accused of the murder of his social skills tutor. I love the way its written from multiple perspectives (Jacob, his mum, his brother theo, a police officer and Jacob's lawyer). The storyline is great and I could easily empathise with the whole family. I really recommend this book as... more > |
| Reviewed by: | Naomi Somers |
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| Title: | The perks of being a wallflower | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 2 comments | |
| Review: | The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming-of-age epistolary book written by Stephen Chbosky.It was published on February 1, 1999 by MTV. The story is narrated by a teenager who goes by the alias of "Charlie"; he describes various scenes in his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person, whom he does not know personally. more > |
| Reviewed by: | Naomi Somers |
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| Title: | The Casual Vacancy | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 2 comments | |
| Review: | When Barry Fairbrother dies in his early forties, the town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils... Pagford is not what it... more > |
| Reviewed by: | April Hinton/walton |
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| Title: | play dead | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 4 comments | |
| Review: | i loved this book, i got it with some spare cash a couple of years ago and still get goosebumps reading it, its scary and chilling and is impossible to put down once started reading, i highly recomend this to the horror/thriller lover, and the cover looks good too. more > |
| Reviewed by: | Greg Hughes |
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| Title: | The Naked Jape: Uncovering The Hidden World Of Jokes | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: |  1 comment | |
| Review: | Written by comedian Jimmy Carr and his best friend freelance writer Lucy Greeves "The Naked Jape" is a survey of the history and the mystery of jokes. Serious without ever being solemn Carr and Greeves take us from the earliest known examples of jokes up to the present day. Along the way they examine the different genres of jokes (including those thought taboo), look at how jokes are structured... more > |
| Reviewed by: | April Hinton/walton |
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| Title: | the holy bible | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 1 comment | |
| Review: | nothing i write can express how inportant this book is, its not just a book, its the word of god and our saviour jesus christ, i have 2 bibles, and when im sad, confused, worried, hurt, angry, conscous of sin, or in a situation where i just dont know what to do, i turn to the bible and this comforts me, and is the most inportant possession i own, you do not have to be a christian to read the... more > |
| Reviewed by: | April Hinton/walton |
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| Title: | Haunted by james herbert | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | comment | |
| Review: | my mum gave me this book to read after reading all my others, its the perfect book for ghost fans, its an extraordinary and refreshing chiller. for those who love to be scared, this book is a classic, with an disturbing atmosphere and constant unpleasant shocks, i think it would make a great film. more > |
| Reviewed by: | April Hinton/walton |
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| Title: | fun house by dean koontz | |
| Category: | Books | |
| Rating: | 2 comments | |
| Review: | i have only read two books by this author and they were brilliant. i would reccomend this book to those who are a fan of horrors and who want to read something that they will not want to put down until they have finished the last word, this book is full of twists and will keep you in suspence until the very end. enjoy! more > |