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==Historical fiction==
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|author=Kieran McMullen
|title=Watson's Afghan Adventure
|rating=2.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=In truth, I could write this review in two words = (oh dear) and be done with it. But I'd better be fair and put some meat on those bones. Where to start... With its dark, almost apocalyptic front cover this book looks very much like a 'man's' book. That's fine but is this what McMullen wants? Is he happy to discard some or even perhaps most of the female reading population in one fell swoop? It appears so. Now I know that this is a historical yarn but even so, given the current situation in Afghanistan with British and American Troops, the word 'adventure' in the title doesn't sit easily with me. If I saw this book on a bookstore shelf, I would feel a little uncomfortable. Not a good start ... and it's generally downhill from here, I'm afraid.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907685936</amazonuk>
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|author=Bernhard Schlink and Carol Brown Janeway
