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  1. I Finally finished Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes on thursday 20th March. I started Ratking by Michael Dibdin on Friday 21st and have read 40 Pages and the investigation hasn't got underway yet so, because Dune by Frank Herbert arrived on the 22nd I started that and I am currently on page 24.
  2. I've got a sort of plan to read the sci-fi mw's. I found the trilogy for 4.34, but it will probably arrive from the 21st onwards 22nd - 30th 1. Did you like the book? What was it that you enjoyed? If you didn't like the book, what were your reasons for disliking it? I enjoyed the book overall, the middle section lacked pace, but it picked up by the end. I enjoyed the Politics and plots between the different houses. I also thought the World building was good. 5. Was there a particular part you enjoyed more than the rest? The First part Dune is better, the Mua'd Dib part lacks pace for me. The Prophet was as good as Dune. 6. Was this the first book you've read in this genre / by this author, has it encouraged you to read more? This is the first frank Herbert book I've read. I'm on a general kick to read more sci-fi this year. It hasn't discouraged me. 7. Were there any parts/ideas you struggled with? No 8. Overall, was reading the book an enjoyable experience? Yes, 9. Would you recommend the book and if so to whom? I'd recommend it to someone who wants to read a good sci-fi story. 10. Will you read the sequels/prequels? I've bought the dune trilogy, so I plan to read the 2 sequels, but I'll have to wait and see.Dune - Frank Herbert, 406 Pages 22nd - P.56, P.156, P.173 Muad'Dib, Page 204, 50% through Dune. P.250 P.365 Finished I enjoyed it.
  3. Ratking - Michael Dibdin 445 Pages, 21st Page 40, Page 152 A powerful industrialist, Ruggiero Miletti, is kidnapped. Inspector Zen is transferred to Perugia to take over the case - but find that there are many obstacles in his way. The local authorities see him as an interloper, and the victim's family, one of the most powerful in Italy, seem content to let Miletti languish in the hands of his abductors. This book had a slow start and their were a lot of cliched points about zen, like being on suspension. It got better, but I didn't enjoy it that much.
  4. I've just had an all day brunch.
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