http://www.hampson.org.uk/rss/mathampson/mathampson's events recorded on <a href="http://www.hampson.org.uk/">Dinqi</a>.en-GBSun, 05 Feb 12 14:25:37 +0000Sun, 05 Feb 12 14:25:37 +0000http://www.hampson.org.uk/ Fri, 27 Jan 12 22:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Silly but fun quick read to recover from Snowy Cedars. (3 out of 5.) Fri, 20 Jan 12 23:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/A bit slow, but nicely written, and with added Pacific North West historical interest. (3 out of 5.) Sun, 30 Oct 11 19:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Enjoyable insight into the middle leagues of Britpop from a pretty sane perspective. (4 out of 5.) Fri, 16 Sep 11 23:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Fascinating travelogue round 1960's America (4 out of 5.) Thu, 25 Aug 11 23:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Inventive page turner. Now onto the film... (4 out of 5.) Sat, 23 Jul 11 12:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Well-paced and satisfying end to the trilogy. (4 out of 5.) Tue, 01 Feb 11 16:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Collection of amusing yarns from Britain's bizarre legal system (4 out of 5.) Thu, 20 Jan 11 18:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/The usual enjoyment of the harsher, clumsier more realistic Bond that the books portray (4 out of 5.) Tue, 18 Jan 11 17:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Engrossing as ever, though wish the glossary wasn't a separate turgid postscript. (4 out of 5.) Thu, 25 Nov 10 10:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Ok, but I should probably stop reading comedies - books just don't make me laugh. (3 out of 5.) Sun, 14 Nov 10 10:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Blunt and brash, but never dull. Stupid damn FA. (4 out of 5.) Mon, 08 Nov 10 09:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/(3 out of 5.) Sat, 16 Oct 10 15:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Second in the Smiley trilogy. Nicely paced, slow burner, which gently immerses you in east asia, then violently wakes you up with a action-packed final quarter. (4 out of 5.) Tue, 31 Aug 10 18:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/(4 out of 5.) Wed, 25 Aug 10 09:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Uber realistic account of a global zombie pandemic, told via interviews with survivors. Unnervingly good. (4 out of 5.) Wed, 21 Jul 10 23:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Appealing South American kidnap drama, with sadly unconvincing characterisation (2 out of 5.) Mon, 12 Jul 10 14:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Zoomed through it in a couple of days, partially because of the lack of punctuation, and partially because it was excellent. Sat, 10 Jul 10 15:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Complete with classic unmasking finale (3 out of 5.) Tue, 06 Jul 10 01:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Amazing life story. Inspiring and saddening, often simultaneously. (5 out of 5.) Sat, 19 Jun 10 10:00:00 +0000http://www.dinqi.com/view/mathampson/book/Harrowing but pacy story of two mistfits during the convincingly depicted Leningrad siege (4 out of 5.)