Book reviews and thoughts

Some are reviews. Some are thoughts about specific books. 

Not always in order

Mario Vargas Llosa 

The Dream of the Celt

The Dream of the Celt


In the Shadow of the Sword


The reason why I jump



Tory Boy by ED West


http://malchera.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/not-now-bernard.html

Not Now Bernard


http://malchera.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/tyrant.html

Tyrant , Massimo Manfredi (review)

http://malchera.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/fatherland.html

Fatherland (review)


http://malchera.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/pillars-of-earth-world-without-end.htmlPillars of the Earth-World without end (review)



 http://malchera.blogspot.com/2011/04/as-you-may-know-i-was-troubles-with-my.html
The Fountain Head by Ayn Rand (review)


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2011/01/laughable-loves.html
Laughable Loves by Milan Kundera (review)


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-is-photocopy-of-one-of-pages.html
Star Trek The Vulcan Treasure


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2010/07/peter-hart-dead-httpen.html
Death of Peter Hart


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2009/07/time-travellers-wife.html
The Time traveller's wife by  Audrey Niffenegger (review)


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2009/12/going-rogue.html
Going Rogue by  Sarah Palin (review )


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2009/02/homicide-year-on-killing-streets.html
Homicide a year on the Killing street by David Simon (review )


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2009/01/bad-science.html
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (review)


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2008/10/hospital-romance.html
Hospital romances. A brief look at a forgotten genre


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2008/10/earth-abides.html
Earth Abides George R Stewart. (review)


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2008/08/year-1892.html
The Battle of Moy, Late victorian Invasion novel, with Irish twist


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2007/10/i-came-across-this-book-today-practical.html
Practical homicide investigation. A guide for law enforcement.


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2007/07/man-in-high-castle.html
Man in the High Castle, fan video


http://malchera.blogspot.com/2006/11/sky-people22-11-06-this-came-today.html
The Sky people by S.M Stirling (review)

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