Saturday, August 21, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Think of a Number by John Verdon
This is a short review for all of you mystery lovers ! I wrote this review for www.netgalley.com. This is a great site to discover new books ! One that I really enjoy. Have fun reading !
This is a book that held me from page one ! I don't know how the author got the idea for this story, but it really worked ! Good mustery. The story is told by a main character that is written intelligently, I hope to read more from this author with this character ! Thoroughly enjoyable, readable and recommendable!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
New Book Coming Dead Politician Society by Robin Spano
What a quirky little book. The premise of the story is simple and straightforward. A poli-sci professor organizes a club to teach his students how to make the world a better place. The only problem that he encounters is that some of his students believe that they really can make the world a better place and will stop at nothing, not even murder, to accomplish their ends. Not usually a good life lesson. The main character in the story is an undercover cop with her own set of issues. In fact, all of the characters have their own issues. This is what makes the book a pleasure to read. The author ties all of their issues in with the main story and it works. The main character reminded me of Lisabeth Salander in the Larsen’s book. If she is trying to emulate that character, she fails. Salander, is a more complex character who is definitely more interesting, and better developed. The story is a great beach, summer, read. The story moves at a good pace and I was kept wondering “who dun it” ! Overall a good story with a unique plot.
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
Parrot and Olivier in America
This is a story of a very unlikely friendship that develops over time. Olivier is the son of French aristocrats in the time of the French revolution. The descriptions of the country and the times are beautifully written. He is a child of privilege that grows up to be a self centered, and sometimes clueless young man. Parrot is the son of an English printer who is born before the French revolution. He is a man who is full of contradictions who is looking for his place in the world that he inhabits. His world is sometimes violent and often ruthless yet he finds a way to survive and grow up to be a caring and thoughtful man.
These two, Parrot and Olivier, are brought together under circumstances that leave a lot to be desired and stretch the imagination.. The interesting part of their story is how they both see the new world of America. One wants to rush in and embrace it but because of his past cannot. The other cannot believe what he has found and fully embraces it. The story is remarkable. Carey fond a way to weave two different views of the same time in history to a story that makes you care about these two major, and a whole host of minor characters. The descriptions of America are written as vividly as those of France.
There are so many stories told in this book, all of them good. The stories of love that both of the characters find are really good and well told. The stories of power and corruption will have you thinking about power and corruption in 21st century America.
Overall this book is worth reading for the stories that it tells and the way that it tells them. It opens up many avenues for discussion. I read this in my Kindle and could not turn the pages fast enough.
This is a story of a very unlikely friendship that develops over time. Olivier is the son of French aristocrats in the time of the French revolution. The descriptions of the country and the times are beautifully written. He is a child of privilege that grows up to be a self centered, and sometimes clueless young man. Parrot is the son of an English printer who is born before the French revolution. He is a man who is full of contradictions who is looking for his place in the world that he inhabits. His world is sometimes violent and often ruthless yet he finds a way to survive and grow up to be a caring and thoughtful man.These two, Parrot and Olivier, are brought together under circumstances that leave a lot to be desired and stretch the imagination.. The interesting part of their story is how they both see the new world of America. One wants to rush in and embrace it but because of his past cannot. The other cannot believe what he has found and fully embraces it. The story is remarkable. Carey fond a way to weave two different views of the same time in history to a story that makes you care about these two major, and a whole host of minor characters. The descriptions of America are written as vividly as those of France.
There are so many stories told in this book, all of them good. The stories of love that both of the characters find are really good and well told. The stories of power and corruption will have you thinking about power and corruption in 21st century America.
Overall this book is worth reading for the stories that it tells and the way that it tells them. It opens up many avenues for discussion. I read this in my Kindle and could not turn the pages fast enough.
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Welcome to my blog ! I usually tell my friends, and anyone who will listen, about the books that I am reading or have read. I have been reading all of my life and I now I am enjoying eBooks, such as Kindle, as well as physical books ! I love them all. I hope that you enjoy reading my posts because I know that I am going to have fun writing them ! I will welcome any comments that add to the enjoyment of the books and encourage discussion of the books. There are so many good reads and great books that it is really hard to know which one to start writing about first but I'm going to jump right in and write a review. This is a learning curve for me and I really hope that I am a quick study ! Meanwhile happy reading to all whether your on a Kindle or curled up with a great book
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