Category Archives: Book Reviews

Reviews of the books I have read

Transition By Iain Banks

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Kirk

This is the first book by Iain Banks that I have read and indeed the first novel in quite some time. I have realised that when I write a review it is influenced by several factors that have nothing to … Continue reading →

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The Lying Ape by Brain King

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Kirk
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A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams by Jeff Pearce

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Kirk

OK, so this one isn’t on the reading list but I have just finished reading it. This is the real inspirational true story about Jeff Pearce, a man who grew up in a Liverpool slum. He went through most of … Continue reading →

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Kirks Review of Mindscan by Robert J Sawyer

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Kirk

Mindscan is a Science Fiction book set in the not too distant future when a corporation called Immortex discovers how to copy the human consciousness from your mind into a robotic body. Essentially creating an exact replica of you that … Continue reading →

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Kirks Review of Stone Junction by Jim Dodge

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Kirk

I’ve just finished reading Stone Junction, the first of the books on our reading list, and I loved it. It’s about a boy named Daniel Pearse who is raised as a member of the AMO, the Alliance of Magicians and … Continue reading →

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