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Nine Inches on to state that he found the ancillary characters to be a "splendid supporting cast" and that, of the novel as a whole, "once "Nine Inches" gets going... it turns into a dark, violent urban thriller". The novel was also reviewed by Maureen Carlyle for "Shots", who opined that "if you can stand the extreme violence and the ripe language, this is a pacey tale, and you can't dislike Dan, no matter how hard you try". Reviewing for "The Daily Telegraph", Mark Sanderson stated, of Bateman, "the biggest mystery about "Nine Inches", a tale of kidnap and general cack-handedness, is
How Many Miles to Babylon? How Many Miles to Babylon? "How Many Miles to Babylon" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 8148. The accepted modern lyrics are: <poem>How many miles to Babylon? Three score miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, and back again.. If your heels are nimble and your toes are light, You may get there by candle-light.</poem> A longer Scottish version has the lyrics: <poem>King and Queen of Cantelon, How many miles to Babylon? Eight and eight, and other eight. Will I get there by candle-light? If your horse be