Long time fans of this space will be aware that I’m a Slacker. However, when something wasn’t working as easily as it could, I installed Kubuntu to see what the latest version (Hardy Heron) was like and whether it could tempt me to switch permanently. Firstly, even though all Linux distros are pretty identical at [...]
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The Erast Fandorin Mysteries
I enjoy reading a good detective novel. I prefer the more “hard boiled” detective, but once in a while I like to read about a more cerebral detective. The most famous of these is, of course, Sherlock Holmes. Erast Fandorin could well be described as a “Russian Holmes”. He applies logic to his dealings with [...]
The Book With No Name – Anonymous
This book was first seen on the internet, the author followed up by self-publishing it and then a publisher picked it up. It’s origins do show in the writing and the pace, however towards the middle of the book it settles down nicely and becomes a fast paced well-written humourous book. The book tells the [...]
Storm Front (The Dresden Files Book One) – Jim Butcher
One of the dangers, for me, of reviewing a series of books is that I read so quickly that by the time I’m ready to write a review I have to review them all in one fell swoop. I won’t do that with The Dresden Files: firstly, because the way they are written demands a [...]
