Danny Yee's Book Reviews

Over 1500 book reviews, covering all kinds of books —
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Latest reviews (all recent reviews)
Dear Reader (Paul Fournel)
- an old-fashioned publisher faces change
Emergent Tokyo (Jorge Almazan)
- yokochō alleyways, zakkyo buildings, undertrack infills, ankyo streets + dense low-rise neighbourhoods
In the City of Bikes (Pete Jordan)
The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist
Still Born (Guadalupe Nettel)
- a novel of many motherhoods
About Our Schools: Improving on Previous Best (Brighouse, Waters)
- the past, present and future of the English school system
The Golden Rhinoceros (François-Xavier Fauvelle)
Histories of the African Middle Ages

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