Hawkeye Omnibus
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It's Marvel's most critically acclaimed comic in recent memory! Clint Barton, breakout star of a...
Jim Jefferies Alcoholocaust (2010)
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We Need to Talk About ... Kevin Bridges
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This is the comic autobiography of 2014. A comedian's autobiography? I wonder if he's ever used...
Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Death of a Ghost (Hamish Macbeth, #32) in Books
Feb 21, 2018
Called to the village of Drim to investigate claims of a "haunted" castle, Hamish and Charlie discover no ghosts, but they do find a dead body. Unfortunately it disappears before CDI Blair arrives on the scene. When the investigation points to local smugglers, the department is quick to wrap up the case. Hamish is not convinced, however, and puts his own life on the line to find the real killer.
Read more on <a href="https://booksthething.com/2017/02/03/review-death-of-a-ghost-by-m-c-beaton/">The Book's the Thing</a>.
<i>Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of the book. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.</i>
David McK (3562 KP) rated The Painted Man (the Demon Cycle, Book 1) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
This is set in a world where Demons rise through the ground every night to terrorise/slowly cull the few remaining humans, the novel follows three seperate survivors of such attacks. It's pretty obvious that they are, eventually, going to meet up, which only happens in the latter porion of the book, by which stage one of the survivors has become The Painted Man (i.e. covered in magical wards, which the demons can't stand) of the title.
An enjoyable enough read, but I did find this to be occassionally hard going. I also picked it up when Waterstones had it on sale for about £3: for that price, I'm happy enough, but I also wouldn't be looking for the sequels at full price either.
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The Midwich Cuckoos in Books
Nov 20, 2019
While one of his best known works, I wouldn't personally rank this as highly as say The Day Of The Triffids or The Kraken Wakes. Whereas I would recommend those to anyone, and as stories that mostly still stand up today, The Midwich Cuckoos plays a lot on themes such as Cold War paranoia to achieve much of its effect, and that has obviously diluted over the years.
It's still a good read and full of the usual Wyndham sense of humanity that grounds even the most far fetched of his stories. Perhaps not quite recommended, but worth picking up one day. It just hasn't stuck in my mind like other works, probably not a good sign for something designed to be thought provoking.
The Edible Balcony: Growing Fresh Produce in the Heart of the City
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Forget lawns and raised beds - a simple balcony or windowbox is all you need to create a miniature...
UFO Conspiracy
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Will you be part of the great UFO cover up? Take an in-depth look at the U.S. Governments conspiracy...
Back to My Beginnings
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Snakes under beds. "Whippings" for bad behaviour. Uneaten meals re-presented at every mealtime until...
