Readers' Reviews
A new page in which our readers offer their views on some of the Libraries' new titles. If you've read something you'd like to write about, please email your review to the library.
22 Aug 2008
This is a six-hanky story. It made this reader weep buckets, particularly at the end, as Enzo, the novel's singular hero leaves this life and everyone he loves, and, even though the cover blurb warns us that this will happen, I still was not prepared for the way Enzo's demise touched my heart. | More >> 22 Jul 2008
This is a horrifyingly true story, in part a loving tribute to a family, but also a relentlessly honest, warts-and-all account of its disintegration through two World Wars, culminating in the execution of Hans Georg Klamroth, the Author's father, for his part in the plot to assassinate Hitler on July 20th, 1944. | More >> 17 Jul 2008
January, 1942: the siege of Leningrad by Hitler's forces is taking its dreadful toll: every animal and bird, down to the last pigeon, has been eaten. | More >> 25 Jun 2008
For all lovers of ballet, Carlos Acosta's name is synonymous with power and flight, enormous strength and a soaring, perfect technique that enables him to produce dance feats of breathtaking ability, but his personal journey was unknown until now. | More >> 3 Jun 2008
The Thriller genre is a difficult medium in which to make one's debut as a novelist; it is jam-packed with familiar, formulaic heroes created by commercial blockbuster big names, as much successful for their publisher's marketing skills as for their writing ability. After a time these books take on a weary familiarity, a depressing sameness, an 'I-know-what's-coming-next' reaction, and a heartfelt wish from the reader for something new and different to bring back those old, delicious feelings of suspense and the prickling excitement of a true page-turner. | More >> 14 May 2008
'I had a wife, her name was Hailey. Now she's gone and so am I.' | More >> 5 Mar 2008
Oh, the bliss - a new writer who can write. | More >> 15 Feb 2008
How frustrating, how sad. This should have been a superb read, but it isn't. Why? Not because of anything that's there, but because of what's NOT there. | More >> 15 Feb 2008
Book 1: Heart of the mirage,
Book 2: The shadow of Tyr,
Book 3: Song of the shiver barons | More >> 18 Jan 2008
What is happening in Australia? They are producing some brilliant new young writers and McGuiness is certainly one. | More >> 18 Jan 2008
Well, this writer has succeeded in doing something that has never been done before - making this reviewer feel OK about the English. Good heavens. | More >> 17 Jan 2008
In any book written in one language and translated into another, the quality of the translation is vital. In this case, the blend has worked brilliantly. These two women have produced an excellent read. | More >>
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