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2013 Longlisted: Unexploded by Alison MacLeod
August 21, 2013

Rating: 3.5  Unexploded A Novel by Alison MacLeod 2013 / 352 Pages Unexploded is a story of a marriage exploding at the seams at the same moment when the German's impending invasion of Brighton Beach is set …

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2013 Longlisted: Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw
August 15, 2013

Rating: 3.0 Five Star Billionaire A Novel by Tash Aw  2013 / 400 Pages I read the synopsis for this one about two weeks before I started reading thinking that a humorous look …

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BookerMarks Review: The Spinning Heart
August 6, 2013

The picture on the front cover depicts a gate, with the picture on the Irish cover going further and depicting a red heart in the centre of the gate. The reason for this …

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A BookerMarks Review: The Testament of Mary
July 29, 2013

Penny's review as it appeared on the BookerMarks' site, and pasted in to the above BookerMarks page, can be viewed HERE. Quick and dirty thoughts on this one: 2.5 stars for …

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2.5 Star Rating  / Book Reviews 2013  / BookerMarks  / Penny's Reviews