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Mark Reece

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Mark Reece is a widely published short story writer, whose work has been published in Orbis, Structo, Here Comes Everyone, Fire, The Delinquent, and Postscripts (PS Publishing), amongst other places. The Dreams of the Eternal City is his first novel. He currently lives in Staffordshire, in a flat filled with fine paintings (all copies).

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Average rating: 2.97 · 36 ratings · 19 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Dreams of the Eternal City 2.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	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
	Far Voyager: A Postcripts Anthology 32/33 by Nick Gevers (Editor), Michael Swanwick, Andrew Jury 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	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
	Kitchen Sink Gothic 2 (short story collection Book 7) by David A. Riley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Linden Riley (Editor), James Harper it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 — 2 editions	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

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Review- 'The return of the native'.

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Although there are some powerful characters in this book, Eustacia and Clym Yeobright predominant amongst them, The return of the native felt like a much more complete world than was the case with Hardy's earlier novels. The passionate scenes between these characters were strong and memorable, they were intercut with equally striki Read more of this blog post »

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Mark Reece wrote a new blog post Review- 'The return of the native'. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy My rating: 5 of 5 stars Although there are some powerful characters in this book, Eustacia and Clym Yeobright Read more of this blog post »
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Mark Reece rated a book it was amazing The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy	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
Although there are some powerful characters in this book, Eustacia and Clym Yeobright predominant amongst them, The return of the native felt like a much more complete world than was the case with Hardy's earlier novels. The passionate scenes between ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book it was amazing Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy	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
A great novel, although I wonder whether it would have a limited appeal for modern readers due to its slow pace. There were times when the setting seemed to become as important as the plot, whether intentionally or not, and when each of the main prot ...more
Feb 25, 2026 04:00PM · like · see review
Mark Reece rated a book it was amazing Livestock by Hannah Berry	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
Livestock is an absolute riot. The story has two connected plots, the first of which concerns a group of The Thick of It style political advisors, who are trying to help the government of the day draw attention from the problems caused by a law that ...more
Feb 16, 2026 01:55PM · 2 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Livestock by Hannah Berry. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Livestock by Hannah Berry <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Mark Reece rated a book liked it Two Cheers for Anarchism: Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play by James C. Scott	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
I often liked this book and it contained some interesting arguments and anecdotes. However, there were many instances when I wondered whether much of what was being said could be categorized as 'anarchism', and at several points, the arguments seemed ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book liked it Ocean Sea by Alessandro Baricco	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
Ocean Sea had the most traditional structure of the books I've read by Baricco, whose work tends towards a prose poetry style. The novel comprises a set of interconnected stories relating to the sea, based around the Almayer Inn, which is situated on ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book liked it Collected Fiction Volume 1: 1888-1895 by Arthur Machen	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
I found the works in this volume to be very mixed in quality. The first stories are pastiches of medieval stories, the longest of which was 'The Chronicle of Clemendy'. This seemed to be heavily influenced by works such as The Canterbury Tales', alth ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book really liked it Without Blood by Alessandro Baricco	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
This short novel comprises of two parts. In the first half of the story, a man and his son are gunned down by a group who accuse him of committing war crimes. However, one of the killers decides to not tell the others that the man's daughter is also ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book really liked it Without Blood by Alessandro Baricco	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
This short novel comprises of two parts. In the first half of the story, a man and his son are gunned down by a group who accuse him of committing war crimes. However, one of the killers decides to not tell the others that the man's daughter is also ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book liked it Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy	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
This short novel has two themes that don't cohere, although much of the descriptive writing was highly evocative, meaning that the story has a strong sense of place. At the start of the novel, a new vicar in an isolated village decides to replace the ...more
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