Category Archives: literature

The Curious Case of Mr Faulks and Mr Fry

Posted on March 20, 2011 by blogmywiki

Mrs Wiki has been on at me for ages to read some Sebastian Faulks. Somehow, I never got round to it. I’m not as fascinated by the First World War as she is, and frankly, that Sebastian Faulks (Seb!) was … Continue reading →

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The Sacred Art of Stealing

Posted on March 2, 2011 by blogmywiki

Thanks to Annie, I am almost at the end of my first Christopher Brookmyre – The Sacred Art of Stealing. A Situationist / Dadaist bank heist, some excellent misdirection, a girl and quite a few guns (though I always thought … Continue reading →

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Recently read 2

Posted on February 17, 2011 by blogmywiki

Time to dump my overlong ‘Recently Read’ sidebar cruft into a post… The Dead by Charlie Higson. Prequel to The Enemy – everyone over the age of 14 is dead or a zombie. Excellent stuff. Eldest son quite rightly loved … Continue reading →

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Amazon 3G Kindle first impressions

Posted on October 1, 2010 by blogmywiki

I finally got my Amazon Kindle today – here are my first impressions. It’s my first electronic book-reader – partly because it’s the first one to come up to snuff, but I also bought it because I was intrigued with … Continue reading →

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Will you sign my Kindle?

Posted on September 19, 2010 by blogmywiki

The other night I ordered a 3G Kindle. I admit, it was late, I was bored… but in the cold light of day I’ve still not cancelled the order. I’ve never hankered after an electronic book reader before – this … Continue reading →

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