Slideling - Ian McCulloch

Advantages: Inexpensive
Disadvantages: Very loose and diffcult to tighten and use.

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Advantages: Excellent all round saw
Disadvantages: You do need additional safety equipment

.... It's amazing how many are more than happy to allow you in to clear old wood from their fields these days, and it allows us to enjoy an afternoon using the chainsaw! I've also had a variety of different saws over the years, and McCulloch do tend to be excellent value for money for the average user. If you plan on becoming a forestry worker, you might want to look at alternatives, but for the average person needing a saw for either garden clearance or fire wood cutting, you can't really go far wrong for the price of these machines. A little about McCulloch >> McCulloch was founded in 1943 by Robert McCulloch in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under the original name of McCulloch Motors Corporation and was basically renowned for their 2 stroke engine manufacturing. In 1948, they finally manufactured their first chainsaw, which then went... Read review

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Advantages: Good story, enjoyable writing and exciting ending
Disadvantages: No epilogue

...Background I'm sure most people have heard of this author Ian Rankin through the Rebus books and television series. This was however my first experience of his work. About the Author Ian Rankin was born in Fife, Scotland in 1960. He is the UK's Number 1 selling crime author. So far he has written 27 novels, of which his most successful have been the Rebus books. His first novel was indeed 'The Flood', which originally was planned for Radio 4's Short story section but was considered too long so Rankin converted it into a novel instead. He has received many awards for his work including an OBE in 2002 for his services to literature. The Storyline of the book The book is set in a small Scottish town called Carsden. Whose traditional industry of coal mining was closing down due to it being uneconomic to mine there any... Read review

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