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The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch

tonyturton.com Posted on 1 November 2014 by Tony13 August 2015

This is classic David Deutsch. He is a radical realist: there is a real world out there, we can know about it, and there is no limit to our ever-increasing knowledge. He has no time for doubters and in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Science

Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin

tonyturton.com Posted on 26 August 2014 by Tony9 August 2015

I think this is the first book by Ian Rankin I’ve read, and my first Rebus novel. So what better than to start with the last one, set after Rebus has retired from the police force? Anyway, he’s back and … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, Fiction

Stone’s Fall by Iain Pears

tonyturton.com Posted on 28 February 2014 by Tony9 August 2015

Whatever else, this book is an amazing achievement. It is really three stories, separate but intertwined; each could be a book in its own right. Set between 1867 and 1909, the Stone of the title is a powerful and wealthy … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

tonyturton.com Posted on 23 February 2014 by Tony14 August 2015

As you’d expect from Julian Barnes, an intriguing story which explores memories and how we interpret them. How can we tell true memories from false ones, and how does our interpretation change as time passes and other information comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh

tonyturton.com Posted on 26 January 2014 by Tony18 September 2015

It’s not a casual coincidence that The Simpsons contains some quite geeky maths stuff – several of the writers are mathematicians and they’re well up to sneaking in mathematical references and jokes. Whether in the main story or in freeze-frame … Continue reading →

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The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

tonyturton.com Posted on 25 January 2013 by Tony9 August 2015

"It’s the new Sherlock Holmes book.""Really?""Yes, really! Well, not by Conan Doyle obviously but written by Dr Watson. Or rather, Anthony Horowitz pretending to be Dr Watson.""So is it any good, or some kind of joke thing?""Well …." It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, Fiction

How It All Began by Penelope Lively

tonyturton.com Posted on 17 January 2013 by Tony9 August 2015

A story about story-telling and the butterfly effect. Lively’s tale about the effects of a single random act on her half-dozen or so characters lifts them off into a chaotic swirl before subsiding and setting them back down in circumstances … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

Pure by Andrew Miller

tonyturton.com Posted on 8 June 2012 by Tony9 August 2015

As my recent experience of prize-winning books has been a bit mixed I’m glad to say that I enjoyed this 2011 Costa Book of the Year. Set in late 18th century Paris it tells the story of a young engineer … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction, Historic

New Finnish Grammar by Diego Marani

tonyturton.com Posted on 16 May 2012 by Tony9 August 2015

Quite a few people rate this book highly but I am not one of them. It’s tedious, dull, unconvincing and verging on pretentious. Trying to understand the enthusiasm, I even tried to see it as allegory but failed there too. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction

The Lost College and other Oxford stories by Oxpens (various authors)

tonyturton.com Posted on 12 May 2012 by Tony9 August 2015

The assistant in the charity shop recommended this collection of Oxford-based short stories by Oxford-based writers (collectively Oxpens – geddit?). It was a good suggestion. It reminded me why the short story, done well, is a very pleasing genre. Inevitably … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Fiction | Tagged Oxford, short stories

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