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Mark Iliff

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Mark Iliff rated a book it was amazing Nonesuch by Francis Spufford (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Having enjoyed Spufford’s Cahokia Jazz, when my eye fell upon his Nonesuch I decided to give it a whirl. It’s a very different kettle of worms from CJ, but with a similar nonchalant mastery of the interplay between big events and individual lives. In ...more
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Goodness, what a strange book! I found Robinson’s descriptions of England (and Rome) in the 800s stark, pungent and convincing, despite often being very economically drawn. His involvement with Time Team and other endeavours clearly helps, but it take ...more
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Mark Iliff and 997 other people liked Rebecca's review of The Luminaries: " *The curious case of the 3-star review…* I reviewed The Luminaries for We Love This Book [a web magazine that is now defunct]; here I’ll simply attempt to explain why I gave such an accomplished book only 3 stars. It’s just the sort of book I should" Read more of this review »
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