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Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks
Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks | Christopher Brookmyre
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Do you believe in ghosts? Do we really live on in some conscious form after we die, and is that form capable of communicating with the world of the living?...Aye, right. That was Jack Parlabane's stance on the matter, anyway. But this was before he found himself in the more compromising position of being not only dead himself, but worse: dead with an exclusive still to file. From his position on high, Parlabane relates the events leading up to his demise, largely concerning the efforts of charismatic psychic Gabriel Lafayette to reconcile the scientific with the spiritual by submitting to controlled laboratory tests. Parlabane is brought in as an observer, due to his capacities as both a sceptic and an expert on deception, but he soon finds his certainties crumbling and his assumptions turned upside down as he encounters phenomena for which he can deduce no rational explanation. Perhaps, in a world in which he can find himself elected rector of an esteemed Scottish university, anything truly is possible. One thing he knows for certain, however: Death is not the end - it's the ultimate undercover assignment.
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andrew61
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Friday phew !
Another jack parlabane book and one of my favourite characters now takes on spiritualism. When an a apparently genuine American psychic arrives in Edinburgh convincing the Great + good to create a chair at the uni for research in the unknown. He appears genuine but sceptic Jack gets involved to test the claims. The story was as usual alive with wit, cynicism, and great plot. My only negative was the ending but it didn't spoil the fun

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rabbitprincess
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A Pick but a bit of a slow burn, if I‘m honest. Still, I was invested in finding out how the story would play out, and there were some funny moments.
#ShutdownReadathon round 2 book 4

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“In a media-saturated age, you can really start to resent the amount of information you absorb, despite your steadfast disinterest, about certain utterly unworthy subjects. It‘s like the data equivalent of secondary smoke inhalation.”

Sometimes it helps with pub quiz though 😄

TheAromaofBooks That is honestly a fantastic analogy haha 4y
rabbitprincess @TheAromaofBooks It‘s so true! 😂 4y
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Belated #BookHaul post from the Great Glebe Garage Sale. The book at the bottom of the pile was bought at a sidewalk kiosk; the rest were bought at the St. Matthew Anglican Church book sale. Not pictured are two books I bought for my grandma (which I might borrow 😁) and a box of Girl Guide cookies.

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Sarah83
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Went to the island Mainau today. Look what I saw in the park today @DuckOfDoom . I thought you might like it. 😊

DuckOfDoom Cute😍 must have been a lot of work for the gardeners 7y
Sarah83 @DuckOfDoom yes indeed and they need a lot of water. 😉 7y
batsy Too cute! 7y
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rubyslippersreads @DuckOfDoom @Sarah83 Doesn't the water just roll off their backs? 😂🦆 7y
Sarah83 @rubyslippersreads maybe 😊💖 7y
CrowCAH Duckies 🦆 7y
MemoirsForMe 😁🙌🏻 7y
Gissy 😍 7y
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