Guardian and Observer book reviews with Amazon lookup
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The TV Years by Clive James
Review by Robert Yates - from The Observer
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A History of Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Review by Cristina Odone - from The Observer
Cristina Odone enjoys a masterly, vigorous and sometimes incendiary chronicle of Christianity that puts faith firmly back on centre stage
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Heartland by Anthony Cartwright
Review by Philip Oltermann - from The Observer
Football fuels local tensions in a bleak but rewarding novel, finds Philip Oltermann
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It's a Don's Life by Mary Beard
Review by Dinah Birch - from The Observer
Mary Beard's breezy blogs destroy the image of the classics scholar as a creature of absent-minded leisure, says Dinah Birch
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The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo
Review by Ben East - from The Observer
Norway's answer to Rebus is often great fun, says Ben East
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Fantastic Mr Fox
Review by Philip French - from The Observer
George Clooney's wily Mr Fox outwits the bad British farmers in Wes Anderson's entertaining animated version of the Roald Dahl classic, says Philip French
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While Flocks Last by Charlie Elder
Review by Stuart McGurk - from The Observer
Charlie Elder's likable "wildlife" quest will turn you into an amateur birdwatcher, says Stuart McGurk
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Superfreakonomics by Steven D Levitt
Review by David Runciman - from The Observer
In trying to match the success of their first book, Freakonomics' two authors have come a cropper, laments David Runciman
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The Thief at the End of the World by Joe Jackson
Review by Alyssa McDonald - from The Observer
Joe Jackson's history of a 19th-century rubber robber, reviewed by Alyssa McDonald
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Collected Stories by Janice Galloway
Review by Olivia Laing - from The Observer
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The Humbling by Philip Roth
Review by William Skidelsky - from The Observer
Philip Roth's exploration of bizarre sexuality is an embarrassment, says William Skidelsky
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The Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama by Alexander Norman
Review by Ben East - from The Observer
Alexander Norman's exposé of the dark side of the Dalai Lama is reviewed by Ben East
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The Vagrants by Yiyun Li
Review by Imogen Carter - from The Observer
Yiyun Li follows her award-winning short story collection with a powerful first novel, says Imogen Carter
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Chicago edited by John Freeman
Review by Griselda Murray Brown - from The Observer
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Howards End Is on the Landing
Review by Jessica Holland - from The Observer
Susan Hill's memoir of rediscovering her lost books is a charming meander through the life of an author, says Jessica Holland
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Presence by Arthur Miller
Review by Edmund Gordon - from The Observer
The dazzling intellect and humanity that drove Arthur Miller's plays are sadly missing from his short stories, says Edmund Gordon
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A Game of Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Taylor
Review by Elizabeth Day - from The Observer
Elizabeth Taylor's tale of unfulfilled middle-class lives is exquisitely rendered, says Elizabeth Day
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The Official Autobiography
Review by Catherine Bennett - from The Guardian
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Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
Review by Harry Ritchie - from The Guardian
Harry Ritchie reviews the 37th Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett, Unseen Academicals
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A Trick of the Dark by BR Collins
Review by Mal Peet - from The Guardian
Mal Peet reviews BR Collins's supernatural thriller for teenagers
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In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William Dalrymple
Review by Hirsh Sawhney - from The Guardian
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The Passport and Nadirs by Herta Müller
Review by Tibor Fischer - from The Guardian
The Nobel prizewinner has yet to convince Tibor Fischer of her artistry
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Steven Poole's non-fiction choice
Review by Steven Poole - from The Guardian
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Review by Steven Poole - from The Guardian
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Poetry collections from John Updike and Arto Vaun
Review by Charles Bainbridge - from The Guardian
Charles Bainbridge reviews poetry collections from John Updike and Arto Vaun
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Behind Closed Doors by Amanda Vickery
Review by Kathryn Hughes - from The Guardian
Kathryn Hughes learns how to read the Georgian parlour
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The Wild Things by Dave Eggers
Review by Patrick Ness - from The Guardian
Patrick Ness on Dave Eggers's The Wild Things
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First novels review roundup
Review by Catherine Taylor - from The Guardian
Catherine Taylor reviews first novels from Brigid Pusalka, Brian DeLeeuw, Esther Vilar and Momus
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How Music Captured the Soul of a Nation
Review by David Sinclair - from The Guardian
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce by Slavoj Žižek
Review by Nicholas Lezard - from The Guardian
Nicholas Lezard: Something rotten in society? Time to revive communism
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Israel and Palestine by Avi Shlaim
Review by Ian Black - from The Guardian
Ian Black reviews Israel and Palestine by Avi Shlaim
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I See a Darkness
Review by Michel Faber - from The Guardian
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Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Review by Giles Foden - from The Guardian
Giles Foden follows John Irving's playful voyage of discovery
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England's Last War Against France by Colin Smith
Review by Carmen Callil - from The Guardian
Carmen Callil reviews Colin Smith's England's Last War Against France
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Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernières
Review by Ian Sansom - from The Guardian
Ian Sansom on a cosy collection of short stories
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The Magnetic North by Sara Wheeler
Review by Kathleen Jamie - from The Guardian
Kathleen Jamie on the sorry mess of brutality, ignorance and pillage in the Arctic
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