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gemini

New Zealand
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Age: 36
Joined: 9th Aug 08
Last Seen: 17th Aug 10

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Read: 135
Wishlist: 2
Reviews: 22
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gemini

About Me

I am an addicted bookworm and always carry at least 2 books around with me. Love to go and sit at my local coffee shop for hours and read. Also can spend hours in bookshops browsing.

Favourite Authors

John Grisham Jrr Tolkien Tom Clancy

Favourite Books

My favourite books are the lord of the Rings, Europe's Last Summer and the Congress of Vienna.

Reading

	Title	Author(s)	Avg Score
1.	Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009 (General Reference)	Lonely Planet Publications	-

Read (see all)

	Title	Author(s)	Score	Avg Score
1.	The Lost World of Communism	Peter Molloy	10/10	10
2.	Street Without a Name		8/10	8
3.	Veil of Gold, The	Kim Wilkins	8/10	8
4.	The Zanzibar Chest	Aidan Hartley	8/10	8
5.	Shadow of the Wind	Carlos Ruiz Zafon	8/10	8
6.	Sniper One	Dan Mills	8/10	8
7.	Blood River	Tim Butcher	8/10	8
8.	Holocaust Journey Travelling in Search of the Past	52 B/W Photos 54 Maps Martin Gilbert	6/10	6
9.	Angela's Ashes	Frank McCourt	8/10	8
10.	Trainland: How Railways Made New Zealand	Neill Atkinson	7/10	7

Wishlist

	Title	Author(s)	Avg Score
1.	Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner	Simon Sebag Montefiore	-
2.	Dumas Club: The Ninth Gate	Arturo Perez-Reverte Margaret Jull Costa	-

Reviews (see all)

/review/show/id/278 by gemini

Book: A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain

Author(s): Marc Morris

A bit heavy, but nonetheless a great book regarding British history and the monarchy. The book takes you through the life of Edward 1, from his youth through to the conquering of Wales, the battles he fought in scotland and the various relationships he ha more ...

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Submitted: Jun 22nd 2009 @ 08:40

Closet Communist by gemini

Book: Thomas Cromwell

Author(s): Robert Hutchinson

Born in another age Thomas Cromwell would have been the ideal head of the KGB. He kept a close eye on his enemies, he was close to the King but not close enough to have his head chopped off. He also nationalised the catholic Church in England and reformed more ...

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Submitted: Dec 4th 2008 @ 08:09

Good Fiction by gemini

Book: The House of Lost Souls

Author(s): F.G. Cottam

I don't read a lot of fiction unless it is well written but more importantly flows well. This is one of those books which does both. A well written horror story best to be read at night before going to sleep. An easy to follow plot, I read the book in abo more ...

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