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So I'm going to Iraq to work. Can someone recommend me some good Iraq based reading. Either travel books or a story which is based there?
Feb 06, 2014 11:45AM 6 comments

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 192 of 473 of An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
Second time reading this and it is still a joy.
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 340 of 508 of Kolyma Tales
In some places repetitive but that only serves to hammer home the drudgery and despair of life in Kolyma. Unique stories.
Jan 09, 2014 01:20PM Add a comment
Kolyma Tales

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 410 of 592 of The Twelve (The Passage, #2)
Better than The Passage in some ways... worse in others. But i like it!
Nov 02, 2013 01:17AM Add a comment
The Twelve (The Passage, #2)

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 75 of 592 of The Twelve (The Passage, #2)
From. The passage straight onto The Twelve. Finding these books quite engrossing or i am just easily pleased at the moment!
Oct 29, 2013 08:15AM Add a comment
The Twelve (The Passage, #2)

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 168 of 1037 of Gone with the Wind
And already almost at the point of uttering those immortal lines...
Oct 02, 2013 04:02AM Add a comment
Gone with the Wind

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 400 of 758 of Islands
This book is a toiler. Must... persevere...
Oct 02, 2013 03:59AM Add a comment
Islands

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 244 of 341 of Bel Canto
A very surprising book. The flowery cover has disguised the weighty and quite excellent contents.
Jun 29, 2013 02:06AM Add a comment
Bel Canto

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 357 of 758 of Islands
This book is good, but not what it says on the tin. So far the central character who ties everyone together has been mentioned about five times.
Jun 29, 2013 01:10AM Add a comment
Islands

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 163 of 758 of Islands
Wow a mixed bag of reviews for this weighty tome here on goodreads. Certain pages are as dry as a piece of biltong but like biltong there's plenty to chew on.
Jun 17, 2013 11:54AM Add a comment
Islands

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 137 of 304 of Red Dust Road
Quite brilliant, and unexpectedly so as I've never heard of this author before and encountered this world book night copy quite by chance.
Jun 12, 2013 04:05AM Add a comment
Red Dust Road

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 97 of 196 of Gentlemen Of The Road
I want to be absorbed into this but my eyes keep wandering off the page and when I retrieve them i find my brain has forgotten immediately what was on the page!
Jun 11, 2013 06:44AM Add a comment
Gentlemen Of The Road

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 200 of 360 of The Luck of the Weissensteiners
I am officially re-starting to read this in a few days.
Jun 11, 2013 06:41AM Add a comment
The Luck of the Weissensteiners

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 200 of 360 of The Luck of the Weissensteiners
Been reading this very slowly as commuting and work schedule have not permitted me time for concentrated reading of late.
Apr 26, 2013 05:33AM Add a comment
The Luck of the Weissensteiners

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Shovelmonkey1 is 94% done with The Song of Achilles
When I am dead, mingle our ashes and bury us together. Nothing says forever like a shared urn.
Apr 17, 2013 12:28AM Add a comment
The Song of Achilles

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Shovelmonkey1 is 58% done with The Song of Achilles
Ok so i'm not blown away by this but its a pleasant enough commuter read. And now can we get to the fighting already. Also Odysseus is probably now my favourite character. A political trouble shooter, like a ancient Graeco Malcom Tucker without the swearing
Apr 16, 2013 12:45AM Add a comment
The Song of Achilles

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 75 of 241 of The Road
Liking rather than loathing thus far
Apr 14, 2013 04:02AM Add a comment
The Road

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 10 of 241 of The Road
Just looked at everyone elses ratings and it seems this is the book that truly divided my goodreads friend. Some are in camp love-it but just as many set up their tents in camp-you-gotta-be-f***ing kidding me...
Apr 13, 2013 12:48PM 3 comments
The Road

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Shovelmonkey1 is 14% done with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
I waited for this to come to me via bookcrossing but then i got put to the back of the queue so i figure balls, I'll buy myself a copy. And I'm loving it so far
Apr 09, 2013 04:57AM Add a comment
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 238 of 397 of A Dark Matter
i am still not scared !
Apr 06, 2013 01:25PM 4 comments
A Dark Matter

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 127 of 397 of A Dark Matter
Still waiting for something scary or disturbing to happen...
Apr 05, 2013 08:46AM Add a comment
A Dark Matter

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 86 of 397 of A Dark Matter
i think this will be a book I'll persevere with only to think it wasn't quite worth it in the end
Apr 04, 2013 01:21PM Add a comment
A Dark Matter

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Shovelmonkey1 is on page 38 of 360 of The Luck of the Weissensteiners
So far so readable. Strong characters and clear evidence of detailed historical research.
Mar 27, 2013 10:24AM Add a comment
The Luck of the Weissensteiners

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