The 113 Supposedly Greatest Books Ever Written

One author's quest to become a better-read writer. And to answer the burning question - are these books any bloody good?

Thursday, 13 August 2009

Revelling in the style of The Maltese Falcon

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The Maltese Falcon , Dashiell Hammett What’s it all about, Quirky? Where the hell to start – private eye Sam Spade is approached by an allur...
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009

For whom the bell toils...

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So, here we are - the first 'review'. It took longer than expected to plough through Hemingway's first entry on the list, but I...
Monday, 6 July 2009

Book two - The Maltese Falcon

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I'm closing in on the end of For Whom the Bell Tolls, so have been scoping out the list of 113 books for the second to read. I've se...
Tuesday, 16 June 2009

The somewhat terrifying launch of a two-year reading odyssey

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Ask any successful author, publisher or agent for tips and advice on how to get published and, by and large, the responses will have a commo...
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Books and stuff. News. Reviews. Interviews. Writerly angst. I've written a couple of non-fiction books, now focusing on fiction. Founder and festival director for Manx Litfest.
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