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Manchester book reviews
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Stieg Larsson’s The girl with the dragon tattoo is a popular book. The publishers say they’ve sold 2.7 million copies in Sweden and over 12 million of the Millennium trilogy (of which this is the first) worldwide. They’re shifting plenty here too: they must be as it only cost me £3.49, including postage. Clearly it’s being read by a lot of people, but why might this be? Well, for a start, it’s a real page-turner; full of intrigue and action. The hero – Mikael Blomkvist – is a hip and clever journalist with a side-kick – she with the tattoo – even more Zen than he. Together they are sexy Swedish sleuths, dishing the dirt on the nastiest of ne’er do well’s, laying low the corporate fat-cats. |
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'Not a chimp: the hunt to find the genes that make us human' by Jeremy Taylor
Comment by Christine:'Great book! Very interesting arguments! Well written, it is easy to understand without being simplistic. I loved it. It makes me want to go and check out some of the discussions I was not aware of.' Full review to follow... |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 May 2010 10:30 |
Book Reviews
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