Guardian and Observer book reviews with Amazon lookup
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Tormented Hope by Brian Dillon
Review by Jerome Boyd Maunsell - from The Observer
Jerome Boyd Maunsell enjoys a brilliant series of portraits of famous hypochondria sufferers
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the gr8 db8 by David Crystal
Review by Tom Lamont - from The Observer
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Hetty Feather by Jacqueline Wilson
Review by Kate Kellaway - from The Observer
Jacqueline Wilson, one of Britain's most successful children's writers turns her hand to historical fiction, with impressive results, says Kate Kellaway
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Lustrum by Robert Harris
Review by Dominic Sandford - from The Observer
The second volume of Robert Harris's Cicero trilogy finds a master storyteller on top form, says Dominic Sandbrook
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The Dying Light by Henry Porter
Review by Michael Mansfield - from The Observer
Henry Porter's dystopian view of an oppressive state set in the near future is disturbingly close to reality, says Michael Mansfield
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A Tormented Life by Antonio Forcellino
Review by James Hall - from The Observer
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Review by James Hall - from The Observer
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It's Not What You Think by Chris Evans
Review by Elizabeth Day - from The Observer
Chris Evans's autobiography disarms Elizabeth Day with its honesty and humility
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Defence of the Realm by Christopher Andrew
Review by Robert McCrum - from The Observer
From Blackadder to Burgess and Maclean, this history of MI5 is a scholarly and hugely entertaining account, says Robert McCrum
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Review by Euan Ferguson - from The Observer
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Part Six of Three by Eoin Colfer
Review by Euan Ferguson - from The Observer
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Review by Alan Warner - from The Guardian
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Music, Life, Mayhem by Jah Wobble
Review by Alan Warner - from The Guardian
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The Dogs and the Wolves by Irène Némirovsky
Review by Carmen Callil - from The Guardian
Irène Némirovsky's late novel shows her at her shimmering best, says Carmen Callil
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Serena by Ron Rash
Review by Jay Parini - from The Guardian
Jay Parini is impressed by a bloodthirsty tale of greed and the ruthless pursuit of power
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True Compass by Edward Kennedy
Review by Martin Kettle - from The Guardian
Martin Kettle on the youngest of the Kennedy brothers, whom time and tragedy made a patriarch
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Charles Dickens by Michael Slater
Review by Simon Callow - from The Guardian
Simon Callow welcomes an incomparable portrait of an awesome writer
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Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Review by Sarah Churchwell - from The Guardian
Sarah Churchwell finds it hard to sympathise with Audrey Niffenegger's haunted protagonists
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Hecate and Her Dogs by Paul Morand
Review by Nicholas Lezard - from The Guardian
Nicholas Lezard detects a hidden agenda behind a tale of psycho-sexual nightmares
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The YouTube Reader, Plato's Podcasts, The Bookman's Tale
Review by Steven Poole - from The Guardian
Steven Poole: The YouTube Reader | Plato's Podcasts | The Bookman's Tale
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Faber New Poets 1-4
Review by Sean O'Brien - from The Guardian
Sean O'Brien on Faber New Poets
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Art of the Middle East
Review by Stephen Deuchar - from The Guardian
Stephen Deuchar welcomes two surveys of an art that matters now more than ever
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The Defence of the Realm by Christopher Andrew
Review by David Leigh - from The Guardian
An official history of MI5 can't bury the truth about the plot against Harold Wilson, says David Leigh
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Short Stories
Review by Colin Greenland - from The Guardian
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Review by Colin Greenland - from The Guardian
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All the Colours of the Town
Review by Christopher Brookmyre - from The Guardian
Christopher Brookmyre admires an account of the long reach of Irish sectarianism
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The 50th Law by 50 Cent
Review by Stuart Jeffries - from The Guardian
Stuart Jeffries tries to get in touch with his inner rapper
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Dark Entries by Ian Rankin
Review by Craig Taylor - from The Guardian
Pithy dialogue, lots of action and energetic artwork fail to mask a slack plot, says Craig Taylor
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