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: Nicholas (nwhyte) wrote,
2012-08-27 19:28:00

Nicholas
nwhyte
2012-08-27 19:28:00

August Books 27) The Poison Factory, by Oisín McGann

Short kids' urban fantasy novel, somewhat sub-Diana Wynne Jones with added toilet humour; the sinister factory in the neighbourhood is responsible for the horrors of modern food, and our heroes destroy it with explosive pee. (Sorry about the spoiler, but if you were going to buy this it was probably for someone else.)

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August Books 27) The Poison Factory, by Oisín McGann

The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within, by Stephen Fry

The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease and the End of an Empire, by Kyle Harper

My books of 2018, and a poll

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