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SRB: Istanbul City of Sleuths

Friday, 16 May 2008, 11:14 pm | Scoop Review of Books

SRB Picks of the Week 15 May 08 By Jeremy Rose for the Scoop Review of Books More >>

SRB: Brrrmmmmmm brrrrmmmmm

Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 5:28 pm | Scoop Review of Books

The Drivers: a Celebration of New Zealand Motor Sport’s Greatest' by Tim Nevinson Harper Collins 2007 RRP $50 Reviewed by MARTIN CRAIG for the Scoop Review of Books Tim Nevinson is motorsport fan. His passion for the sport, and the drivers he met ... More >>

SRB: Junot Diaz Battles the Culocracy

Monday, 12 May 2008, 11:02 am | Scoop Review of Books

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao By Junot Diaz Faber and Faber Reviewed by Jeremy Rose for the Scoop Review of Books I can think of no other book – and definitely no other novel – that I would recommend for the footnotes alone. Here’s a taste: ... More >>

SRB: Rita Angus a Life Well Told

Sunday, 11 May 2008, 3:24 pm | Scoop Review of Books

RITA ANGUS AN ARTIST'S LIFE By Jill Trevelyan Te Papa Press 420pp (RRP $70) Reviewed by MEGAN VIRTUE for the Scoop Review of Books Jill Trevelyan struck gold at the Alexander Turnbull Library when she stumbled upon a stash of more than 400 letters from Rita ... More >>

SRB: Marx the Poet

Friday, 9 May 2008, 7:00 pm | Scoop Review of Books

Scoop Review of Books Picks of the Week 9 May 08 By Jeremy Rose for the Scoop Review of Books How different would the World have been if the young Karl Marx had followed his heart and pursued his love of literature? What if playwright David Mamet had ... More >>

Glass Figurines and a Snog Bottle

Friday, 9 May 2008, 4:03 pm | Scoop Review of Books

'Kiss' by Jacqueline Wilson Random House (RRP $40) Reviewed by HANAHIVA and JEREMY ROSE for the Scoop Review of Books A Kid’s View of Kiss Kiss is about Sylvie, a teenage girl who lives in a fantasy world with Carl, her best friend from childhood. ... More >>

SRB: The Corridor of Uncertainty

Friday, 9 May 2008, 2:14 pm | Scoop Review of Books

CRICKET SPEAK by Justin Brown RANDOM HOUSE NZ (RRP $17) Reviewed by JOCK SHRINK for the Scoop Review of Books

 

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