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Martin Marais
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Book Review: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
This is a twentieth century classic and one of my favourite novels. Although the plot is simple, Steinbeck keeps you turning the pages with this tragic story filled with wonderful characters and well-tuned dialogue. The settings are wonderfully described and the tension can be as taught as an over strung fiddle. A quick read that everyone should try.
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“She placed a protective arm around him and drew him closer to her. Her expression was pensive, her lips drawn in a tight line and her brow furrowed. Kruger saw the shadow of grief pass briefly over her features.”
― The Battle of Paardeberg: Lord Roberts' Gambit
― The Battle of Paardeberg: Lord Roberts' Gambit
“A lizard, resting in the shade of the anthill, studied Atkinson with interest, tilting its head this way and that. Atkinson studied it in return. A small, dull brown animal, usually it would not catch Atkinson’s attention, but under the circumstances it became a thing of beauty.”
― The Battle of Paardeberg: Lord Roberts' Gambit
― The Battle of Paardeberg: Lord Roberts' Gambit
“Kruger paused. He glared at the crowd massed before him, he squared his shoulders and, shaking his dusty fist towards them, he growled, “This time, when I say war, it will be war to the bitter end.”
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“Nothing - not radio, nor television, and not even the internet - can replace the book for me. If books stop being published, I shall give up travelling, close the door and spend the rest of my life reading the ones that already exist.”
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