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May 25, 20231 min read
1067. Chris Van Tulleken - Ultra Processed People
Although a lot of the science in this book was way beyond me, it is brilliant. Written by a fairly well-known TV medic, it is an...
Apr 11, 20191 min read
675. Saskia Vogel - Permission
Heard the author on Radio 4. Slightly strange book about love, loss and sado-masochim as an outlet for this in modern California. Quite...
Nov 11, 20181 min read
639. Sally Vickers - Where Three Roads Meet
I enjoyed no 636, so thought I would try another. This was probably not a great choice – sounded interesting but wasn’t really – the...
Sep 21, 20181 min read
626. Sarah Vaughan - Anatomy Of A Scandal
No.598 which I convinced myself over dinner with Paddy in Korcula was worth re-reading (having re-started it and intending to be...
Jun 14, 20181 min read
598. Sarah Vaughan - Anatomy Of A Scandal
Sensationalist in topic, possibly by analogy to the Cameron era, but not really that good. (Actually better I think). A political aide is...
Jan 2, 20151 min read
274. Fred Vargas - The Chalk Circle Man
This is the one I had read before; it has a very clever ending, although I found there was too much interior monologue from Adamsberg,...
Jan 1, 20151 min read
273. Fred Vargas - Have Mercy On Us All
A Christmas present from Ben. I had read one of hers before, which I didn’t really enjoy, but this was excellent. A bizarre plot...
Jul 30, 20131 min read
132. Salley Vickers - The Cleaner Of Chartres
Paddy recommended this and I read a lot of it probably not in a great mood. About an orphan girl, and a goof cast of Gallic characters in...