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Book Review: 2012 Long-Listed: Alison Moore’s The Lighthouse
August 24, 2012

Rating: 4 The Lighthouse A Novel by Alison Moore 2012 / 192 Pages The Setup: The Lighthouse begins on a North Sea ferry, on whose blustery outer deck stands Futh, a middle-aged, recently separated man …

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Review 2012 Man Booker Long Listed Book: Skios
August 19, 2012

This is a story of mistaken identity that turns into mass hi jinx on the Greek Island of Skios.  Dr. Norman Wilfred has been invited to be the keynote speaker …

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3 Star Rating  / Book Reviews 2012  / BookerMarks

Book Review: 2012 Long Listed: Sam Thompson’s Communion Town
August 15, 2012

With respect to the reviewers who are offering Communion Town 4 stars on Goodreads, the logic behind including this title in the long list for the 2012 Man Booker Prize …

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3 Star Rating  / Book Reviews 2012  / BookerMarks

Book Review: 2012 Longlisted: Will Self’s Umbrella
August 14, 2012

Rating: 1 Umbrella A Novel by Will Self 2012 / 416 Pages The synopsis of the novel was provided in an earlier BookerMarks review, which can be found here. In my opinion, it is …

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