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Mark Reece is a widely published short story writer, whose work has been published in Orbis, Structo, Here Comes Everyone, Fire, The Delinquent, and Postscripts (PS Publishing), amongst other places. The Dreams of the Eternal City is his first novel. He currently lives in Staffordshire, in a flat filled with fine paintings (all copies).

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	The Dreams of the Eternal City 2.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Far Voyager: A Postcripts Anthology 32/33 by Nick Gevers (Editor), Michael Swanwick, Andrew Jury 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitchen Sink Gothic 2 (short story collection Book 7) by David A. Riley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Linden Riley (Editor), James Harper it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Review- 'The temple of the golden pavilion'.

The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I liked this novel a little less than Mishima's other major works, as I thought the pacing was too slow at points, although it was often sumptuously beautiful and an interesting character study of a man unable to find a place in the world.

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Mark Reece rated a book really liked it The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I liked this novel a little less than Mishima's other major works, as I thought the pacing was too slow at points, although it was often sumptuously beautiful and an interesting character study of a man unable to find a place in the world. The protago ...more
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Mark Reece rated a book liked it Ghosts of Saltmarsh (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) by Wizards of the Coast	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I think that the adventures and world building background in this compilation were generally interesting and could form either a campaign, or a series of shorter adventures that could be slotted into other stories. However, they were were limited by ...more
Sep 13, 2025 02:33PM · like · see review
Mark Reece rated a book liked it Reaper Man (Discworld, #11; Death, #2) by Terry Pratchett	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this novel overall, although I thought that several of the plot points didn't cohere. The idea of 'personified death doesn't want to do its job anymore' has been done elsewhere (most notably in Saramago's Death with interruptions), although ...more
Aug 20, 2025 12:31PM · like · see review
Mark Reece rated a book really liked it A Passage to India by E.M. Forster	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I didn't think this novel was as good as other books I've read by Forster, although it was still highly enjoyable. It is set amongst an Anglo-Indian community at the start of the twentieth century, who, at the start of the book, wish to learn about t ...more
Aug 10, 2025 11:31AM · like · see review
Mark Reece rated a book it was amazing Howards End by E.M. Forster	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A really enjoyed this. Forster writes some great dialogue, perfectly capturing the speech of people who regularly speak nonsense in an authoritative tone. In that way, it captures the confidence of the English middle classes in Edwardian Britain. The ...more
Jul 21, 2025 03:25PM · 1 like · like · see review
Mark Reece made a comment on LeAnn L Morgan’s review of Epaminondas and His Auntie " That's interesting. I remember re-reading Enid Blyton as an adult and being surprised at how blatant the racist material and snobbery was. Of course, o ...more "
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Mark Reece liked LeAnn L Morgan's review of Epaminondas and His Auntie: "This is not currently a banned book but in the late 60’s was removed from libraries as having offensive illustrations and racist dialect. Re-reading this book those descriptions are accurate. However, as a young child it was one of my favorites. I th" Read more of this review »
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Mark Reece rated a book it was amazing The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol (Volume 2) by Nikolai Gogol	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One of the best short story collections of any time period, this book contains stories in a range of styles that display all of Gogol's talents. 'Taras Bulba' and 'Viy' show several continuities with Gogol's early works, in that they are highly romant ...more
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