Murf rated The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door: 5 stars
Great finale! Wonderfully drawn and coloured as always, the imagery draws you in and maintains the mood that is matched by an excellent script. Recommended!
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Murf reviewed Velvet: The man who stole the world by Ed Brubaker (Velvet, #3)
Velvet Templeton's hunt has led her into a dark well of lies, murder, and international …
Review of 'Velvet' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Murf reviewed Judge dredd : the complete case files 02 by John Wagner
Review of 'Judge dredd : the complete case files 02' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Great compilation with two great story arcs. Dredd is in top form!
Murf reviewed The Ladybird Book of Red Tape by Joel Morris (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups, #30)
Review of 'The Ladybird Book of Red Tape' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very funny! Well put together, worth it for a laugh
Murf rated The Ladybird Book of The Mid-Life Crisis: 4 stars
The Ladybird Book of The Mid-Life Crisis by Jason Hazeley (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups, #22)
A book about going through a mid-life crisis
Murf reviewed How It Works: The Wife by Jason Hazeley (Ladybirds for Grown-Ups, #6)
This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been …
Review of 'How It Works' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Very well done!
Murf reviewed Velvet: The Secret Lives of Dead Men by Ed Brubaker (Velvet, #2)
Review of 'Velvet Volume 2' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Excellent second instalment of this series. Velvet continues to kick ass as the conspiracy deepens around her. Beautifully drawn and coloured, I'm very much enjoying this.
Murf reviewed The Red Sea Sharks by Hergé (The Adventures of Tintin, #19)
The Red Sea Sharks (French: Coke en stock) is the nineteenth volume of The Adventures …
Review of 'The red sea sharks.' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Excellent artwork and attention to detail as always.
Murf reviewed The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum
In 1945 the children of the Third Reich were secretly hidden all over the world—to …
Review of 'The Holcroft Covenant' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
This is a book that has not aged well. I'm sorting out some old books and gave this a rerun as I'd remembered it being gripping enough twenty odd years ago. Not sure why I bothered! Story is far fetched and I found it hard to suspend my disbelief and get into the flow. There was also this odd italicising of words for emphasis, which just grated on my nerves. Persevered to the end out of sheer bloody mindedness.
Murf rated Only forward: 5 stars
Murf reviewed Why England lose by Simon Kuper
Review of 'Why England lose' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
More a collection of chapter-sized mini-books, this is well worth a read for the insights into the footballing world. 'Why England Lose' isn't answered so much as turned on it's head - the seem to do slightly better than they should due to population size and economic development. The chapter on the transfer market was probably the most interesting, especially the section on how managers are (not) chosen.
Overall, a good book deserving of a place on the bookshelf.
Murf reviewed They Do It with Mirrors (Miss Marple Mysteries by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple (6))
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Do It with Mirrors;2) "The …
Review of 'They Do It with Mirrors (Miss Marple Mysteries' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Grand reading for the holidays
Murf reviewed Twinkle, twinkle little spy by Len Deighton
Review of 'Twinkle, twinkle little spy' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Classic Deighton, but I'm not as enamoured with the 'Harry Palmer' books as most. There you go, can't win 'em all. An enjoyable read.
Murf reviewed Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
Mortality is a 2012, posthumously published book by Anglo-American writer Christopher Hitchens. It comprises seven …
Review of 'Mortality' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
"I have decided to take whatever my disease can throw at me, and to stay combative even while taking the measure of my inevitable decline. I repeat, this is no more than what a healthy person has to do in slower motion. It is our common fate."
An amazing book from Hitchens, well written and easily read, impossible to forget. It's a short book, yet it benefits from a slow reading. There is plenty of food for thought on the process of dying, I'd strongly recommend this book. Carol, his wife, closes out the book with an incredibly sad final chapter.
Hitchens died before the end.
Don't we all, I suppose.
"Death has this much to be said for it:
You don't have to get out of bed for it.
Wherever you happen to be
They bring it to you - free."
- Kinglsey Amis
Murf reviewed Fatherland by Robert Harris
Review of 'Fatherland' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Solid thriller.