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New Fiction Reviews
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Miss Smillas Feeling for Snow
by Peter Hoeg
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Review by
 waxlyrikal(14267) on 30/03/2004
| This tale starts with the seemingly tragic death of a young boy, who falls to his death from a snowy rooftop. His friend, Smilla, becomes convinced of foul play and begins an epic quest to uncover the....read full review |
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The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
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Review by
 Anna Reynolds(4614) on 24/03/2004
| Winner of the Booker Prize a couple of years ago, this is the story of two slightly odd sisters, the men they inadvertently share- not giving anything away, you'll guess from early on anyway- and ....read full review |
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House of Sand and Fog
by Andre Dubus III
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Review by
Anna Reynolds(4614) on 18/03/2004
| Recently made into a movie starring Ben Kingsley and Jennifer Connolly, this is one of the most utterly bleak novels I've ever read- and believe me, there's been a few. If you've ever wond....read full review |
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How Do You Pronounce Nulliparous
by Zoe Fairbairns
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Review by
Becca(13300) on 16/03/2004
| Nulliparous’ is a set of lithe and witty stories, very fresh, very now; it is as if Zoe Fairbairns is talking straight to you. Some of the ideas she explores are immediately topical, and although her ....read full review |
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Ella Minnow Pea
by Mark Dunn
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Review by
Elspeth(408) on 10/03/2004
This is the book I mentioned on the writing exercise thread, which is set on an island where 'The Quick Brown Fox...' sentence is idolised and set in a monument in the centre of town.
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THE ONE
by Paul Reed
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Review by
Ticonderoga(6708) on 09/03/2004
| This startling, terrifying debut novel takes us
straight inside the head of a paranoid schizophrenic.
So powerful is the writing that it virtually induces
the tormented central character's sta....read full review |
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Curing the Pig
by Liza Granville
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Review by
Richard Brown(2551) on 20/02/2004
| This is a tour de force. For a debut novel it is astonishing. If you want straight, cosy narrative then buy another book but if you are after witty, imaginative and erudite prose then the Pig is for y....read full review |
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The Time Traveller s Wife
by Audrey Nifenegger
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Review by
Elspeth(408) on 17/02/2004
| A heart warming and often very humourous tale about the ups and downs of being in love with a CDP - Chrono Displaced Person. Henry is a time traveller; but rather than being a sci-fi adventure it'....read full review |
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
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Review by
Anna Reynolds(4614) on 28/01/2004
| A huge bestseller, covered with acclaim from all quarters, this big, strange book is part autobiography, part fantastical experience. 'Based on a true story' doesn't quite cover it. Dave E....read full review |
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Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
by David Foster Wallace
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Review by
Bobo(3757) on 21/01/2004
| A bizarre interweaving of shorts which challenges the reader to enter into others' psyches, explore the darkness, and ultimately make up their own mind as to whether what they have observed is som....read full review |
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