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Bedlam by Catharine Arnold – Review
Bedlam by Catharine Arnold
No TagAnn Wroe on how the story of the world’s most famous mental hospital reveals centuries of cruelty and attemped kindness
She was led to a room with straw on the floor. It made her dream she was a beaten horse. She was given a scalding bath, then a cold one, to stop her screaming. When she didn’t stop, she was taken to a room called “pads”, lined with grey rubber, on which she could pound her fists without being heard. Here she received a visit from two nurses with a bucket and a length of tubing, coming to force-feed her.
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The Spiral Labyrinth by Matthew Hughes – Review
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The Spiral Labyrinth: A Tale Of Henghis Hapthorn by Matthew Hughes BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Henghis Hapthorn, the world's foremost discriminator, finds the world's transition towards magic even more pronounced when he somehow travels centuries into the future and in the middle of a power struggle between five wizards. MY REVIEW: PROS: Hughes writing style is atmospheric
Best books of 2009
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Literature has taken various shapes during the last few years and has morphed brilliantly. Although excellent pieces of literary art can be traced through the ages, over the last years thought-provoking and reflective works have emerged and captured the attention of readers around the globe, changing the way people think. 2009 was another year full
Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan – Review
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Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan Broken Angels takes place in a future where the concept of “re-sleeving” your consciousness means that lifetimes stretch on for centuries, and bodies can be manufactured to accommodate any function. Kovacs has been around a long time – as an Envoy he was part of a particularly brutal special
Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt – Review
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Time Travelers Never Die by Jack McDevitt BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A pair of time travelers, Shel and Dave, travel to past eras looking for Shel's father. MY REVIEW: PROS: Skillful storytelling; engaging story; showcases cool uses of a time travel device. CONS: The tendency of the characters to show advanced technology in past centuries undermines the
Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon – Review
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Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon In this third installment of his Matthew Corbett series (after Speaks the Nightbird and The Queen of Bedlam), McCammon delivers a twisted tale of pure evil. In 1702 New York City, Matthew and his colleague Hudson Greathouse agree to take on the assignment of transporting evil mass murderer Tyranthus Slaughter
Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon – Preview
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The Strain by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan – Review
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The Private Patient by P.D. James – Review
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