Richard Matheson filled A Stir of Echoes with so much potential, but ultimately the book never delivered. There is a lot of creepy and introspective pRichard Matheson filled A Stir of Echoes with so much potential, but ultimately the book never delivered. There is a lot of creepy and introspective paranormal stuff. And an interesting cast of characters. Where Matheson failed is by focusing on the abnormal happenings surrounding main character Tom, and not going into quite as much detail with the other characters. When everything is said and done, this story really isn't about Tom, but throughout much of the book, we are led to believe it is.
Nonetheless, I am still a Matheson fan and plan to continue reading his work. This just wasn't the best. And nothing like the movie, at least as I remember it ;)...more
This was okay. While listening I kept thinking of how much more I would have enjoyed this as an actual kid, rather than an adult interested in YA bookThis was okay. While listening I kept thinking of how much more I would have enjoyed this as an actual kid, rather than an adult interested in YA books. Also, Goonies. For some reason, this story reminded me so very much of Goonies.
Sorry for the crap excuse for a review. This is a cute story, something both kids and adults should be able to enjoy. It just didn't inspire any deep thoughts or strong emotion. ...more
Chick lit really isn't my thing. But hey, this is the start of summer. Reading is supposed to be light and fluffy, right? Besides, my library is curreChick lit really isn't my thing. But hey, this is the start of summer. Reading is supposed to be light and fluffy, right? Besides, my library is currently out of audio books I'd like to listen to, and this one appeared on the shelves, so....
Then Came You is the story of four women. None of these women are especially likable or relatable. They all have "daddy issues" and they all have difficulty relating to other people in general and other women especially.
At the center of the story is India, a trophy wife and gold-digger who is passing off her 43 years as 38 to her insanely rich older husband. When they attempt to have a baby, they discover that she is infertile and turn to surrogacy to create their family. Initially, India was my favorite. She is flawed, and therefore so much more likable and relatable than the other three women. She has made mistakes in the past which, at the very least, makes her more interesting. However, towards the end of the novel we learn that her mistakes were the result of matters beyond her control and she really wasn't the screw up she was presented as. That is a shame. Incidentally, India's mother is a hippie flake who was largely absent from her childhood, and her father non-existent. Her first husband was an older man and her current husband, Marcus is also much older than her. India does not appear to have any female friends.
Bettina is India's stepdaughter, and Marcus' only daughter. (Marcus does have two sons, but they do not play a prominent role in this story.) Bettina's only purpose appears to be a bitch with daddy issues. From day one she is suspicious of India, and intensely dislikes her. But to be fair, Bettina pretty much intensely dislikes everyone she meets. Bettina is 23 years old, and her parents have been divorced for years. Yet her most passionate wish is for her parents to get back together even though she has a fair amount of disdain and disrespect for her new-agey mother. She is so distrustful of India that she hires a private detective to look into India's past. It is also worth mentioning that Bettina has no friends, has never had a boyfriend.
Jules is the egg donor in this soap opera. Poor Jules is so beautiful and athletic and smart that she suffers the attention of hoards of men wanting to date her. All the time. The first time we meet her we have to listen to how annoying it is when men approach her for a date. Sorry, not feeling the sympathy here. She is a recent Princeton grad, yet she hates Princeton students. Jules is not from a wealthy family, and apparently that makes her more worthy of her education than her classmates? Or something. But she (tell me if this sounds familiar) has no friends and although she (unlike Bettina) has dated, she doesn't have any significant romantic relationships. Jules parents are also divorced. Her mother doesn't play an important role in this story, but her dad does. Jules dad is a long time alcoholic and drug addict. Jules hates her step mother, seeing her as an enabler (eh, she probably is.) At any rate, Jules sells her eggs so that she may send her daddy to an expensive rehab facility.
Finally we meet Annie, the surrogate mother. Annie is also 23, and a married mother of two. Her husband works while she stays at home with the kiddos. Annie has a relationship with her mother, honestly can't remember if her father is in the picture at all. She hates her sister because her sister is thin (status post lap band surgery), has a rich doctor husband, and a college degree. Guess what? Annie doesn't have female friends. Her hubby, Franklin, is her high school sweetheart. Annie decides to become a surrogate for the money and the chance it will provide her to help her family to get out of debt. Initially Franklin goes for it, but we flash forward to Annie being preggo and suddenly Franklin has an issue with Annie's pregnancy. This all came out of the blue, and we readers are left to ponder the reason for Franklin’s disapproval.
Of course, this being chick lit, all four women eventually meet up and after some initial uneasiness form an awesome female power band of sistas. Hrm....
The three younger women in this story: Bettina, Jules and Annie are so bitter and so dislikable. These ladies aren't even 25, yet they all sound like hardened, angry and depressed middle aged people. Furthermore, they are all so very judgmental that I didn't want to relate to their problems, even if I could. Bettina ~ poor little rich girl. Jules ~ hates being pretty, hates "privileged" classmates, hates her junior analyst job even though she is making six figures straight out of college! Annie ~ jealous of her sister, and justifies it by saying her sister is mean. Whatever bitches!
Author Jennifer Weiner spent the entire story feeding us the miserable (albeit somewhat entertaining) drama of these unhappy women and yet expects us to believe that the arrival of sweet little baby Rory brings them all together in some pro-female, screw-you-nuclear-family happiness. Yeah.
Even though all these women really want for themselves and their parents is a nuclear family.
Even though these women are fairly self-absorbed and have difficulty relating to others and making friends.
Even though Weiner does a great job at creating and presenting characters who are a hot mess, she does not present them with the skillz to overcome their shortcomings. We are just expected to click our heels three times and believe.
Sorry, not buying it. Rather than spend an entire novel building up the conflict, this story would have been so much better had some time been spent reading about characters learning to overcome and work through conflict.
But, whatever. This isn't snarky, but its still chick lit. I didn't expect to be blown away and I wasn't. ...more
Oh Stephen King, how I used to so love your storytelling....
This collection of four novellas starts with 1922, a ridiculously long winded story in whiOh Stephen King, how I used to so love your storytelling....
This collection of four novellas starts with 1922, a ridiculously long winded story in which a man kills his wife and then proceeds to lose his fortune? His son? I never finished this one so I'm not quite sure. Even while I was still listening, my attention wandered. This story has a lot of typical King-isms including homey talk between small town, local men. It also revisits Kings fascination and revulsion with rats. The basic idea here was done so much better in The Tell-Tale Heart.
Big Driver is a bit of a revenge tale. Here we meet Tess, an older single author who is beaten, raped and left for dead. She makes it home and plans revenge. Who has read King's story Dolan's Cadillac from Nightmares and Dreamscapes? Well, that is the gist of Big Driver. Only with lots of loose ends added, and then neatly tied up with a bow.
Fair Extension was my favorite of this collection. There are of course some King-isms (junk yards, rats) because the man apparently is unable to write without recycling so many ideas. Even so, in the beginning we see Harry Streeter, who has been struck with terminal cancer, make a deal with the devil. While the story is longer than necessary, it has some of that old, eerie, creepy, Stephen King flavor I used to love so much.
A Good Marriage also started out promising. Soon it, too became just a little too long-winded. The ducks all neatly lined up in a row, and all the loose ends were tied up. Hooray, everything works out for the best in the end.
Stephen King, especially his short stories and novellas, used to amaze me. Lately, not so much. I find his writing style to be long-winded, and over told. This saddened me, but I was okay. Reading tastes should evolve, right? So I figured my issue with King was simply a difference in taste and would leave it at that.
Then I listened to the afterward of Full Dark, No Stars. Holy hell is King mad at his critics! He dissed literary fiction, stating it's not real because it is about extra-ordinary people in ordinary situations. Who cares, he says. Who cares if it is written pretty or makes you think because it's not the truth. He is a writer who makes you feel. Who puts ordinary people in extra-ordinary situations and then explores and discovers what they would do. He explores the idea "that sometimes murders help elderly ladies to cross the street." *insert dramatic pause here*
Puh-lease! Interesting that King "explores" so much because I can't tell you a thing about the individual personalities of any of his characters. Yes, I can tell you what they do. However, their inner monologues and even spoken words are not individual to their characters. They are typical of every Stephen King character ever written. These people are, yes, placed in extra-ordinary situations. But all the chips fall into place. Solutions are provided; no loose ends are left dangling. People encounter no obstacles. Everything is easy-peasy (to borrow a favorite King phrase.)
So Stephen King has critics. Every author does. At this stage in his career, in his life... he really feels the need to defend himself at the end of his stories like this?
The thing is, King really does have amazing ideas and creates interesting characters. I would love for someone (who? his editor? wife?) to guide him; assist him in getting to the freaking point of his story and sticking with it. Take out all of the extra added nonsense. Make his characters encounter obstacles. Leave some endings open, and don't give everyone a sense of closure. Then, perhaps I would feel as strongly as King intends his audience to feel when reading his work.
At one point King made a statement to the effect that he doesn't write stories to make his audience think, rather he writes them to make his audience feel. Well, that is certainly the case here. Only I am pretty sure the feelings I have are not what he intended. ...more
Cyborg Cinderella is such an awesome concept that unfortunately never made it as an awesome story. At least, not in this book. The reviews for CinderCyborg Cinderella is such an awesome concept that unfortunately never made it as an awesome story. At least, not in this book. The reviews for Cinder are all over the place, so even though I didn't enjoy this from the first chapter, I stuck with it hoping for a satisfying ending. Blegh, big mistake.
Where to begin? The fact that this is inspired by Cinderella takes a lot of intensity out of the novel. Will Cinder go to the ball? Does the prince really like her? Will her step-mother guardian thwart her plans? Everyone knows the Cinderella story. Everyone. Author Marissa Meyer had a cute idea, but these traditional Cinderella story elements would have been so much more effective had they been mentioned in passing and not such a large part of the plot.
As for the new, cool sci-fi aspect of the story... it was neither cool nor sci-fi. We get just enough world building for characters to carry on a conversation. Barely. Cinder is a Cyborg, at one point we even learn she is 32% Cyborg. But what does that mean? Are we talking body mass? Central nervous system? Major organs? In addition, she has a metal hand and a metal foot. But why? Normal human people have life-like prosthetic limbs every day, and they are no less human for it. So why must Cinder's be made of metal? Again, back to the 32% Cyborg... are we talking brain? These questions and so many more are simply never answered. And frankly, being 32% Cyborg doesn’t seem so bad… again, we simply don’t know exactly what parts of Cinder are replaced by machinery and what that means to her or the world around her.
Regarding the world building, I found the whole thing to be juvenile. Meyer writes of political intrigue, plague, interplanetary wars, a post world war earth with new countries, and aliens. But where most excellent sci-fi is believable and thought provoking, this story is just baffling. It is sci-fi light. For kids. That is, Meyer writes about heavy stuff, but puts as much thought into it as... well, as the Disney version of Cinderella. Even the characters are lacking any personality save for the traditional Disney fairytale notion of good people being very good and bad people being very bad.
It could be I am simply bitter because I wanted more out of this book. Despite the reviews being all over the place, I thought that perhaps there would be enough originality in this story to make it enjoyable. Hmmm... not so much. Had this been marketed as a middle-grade book rather than YA I might be more forgiving. Maybe. Cinder was a huge disappointment and I will definitely not be continuing with this series or this author. ...more
Ally Carter is not finished writing this series, but I may be finished reading it. A shame, because it started out so different and positive and kind Ally Carter is not finished writing this series, but I may be finished reading it. A shame, because it started out so different and positive and kind of cool. The worst to be said was that it was a little too naive and upbeat. But it's published by Hyperion, which is owned by Disney, so all the sparkles are a little expected. Besides, this series boasts ideas such as girl power, loyalty, and even self respect over cute boys (unheard of in YA, right?) so it's a great series for younger girls.
However, at the fourth installment of the series it is still all about protagonist Cammie Morgan. Her bff's/roomies/fellow spies-in-training Bex, Macey and Liz remain bland, one dimensional cheerleaders for Team Cammie. The adults all focus on Cammie. And heartthrob/mystery guy/danger guy/ridiculously-to-suave-to-be-a-teenager Zach continues to swoop into and out of Cammie's life.
At this point in the series... it is not perfect, but there are so many positive's which outweigh the negatives. Yet, how disappointing that by book four the cast of characters are no more in depth than they are in the first installment? Yes, the themes approached in each book are more mature. But the writing, plot and characterization remain the same. These have been cute books and great brain candy. For younger girls, I recommend them whole-heartedly. But for adult readers of YA.... ah, read at your own risk ;) ...more
Book 3 in Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series is a difficult one to review. While listening to this audiobook, I loved the turn the story had taken aBook 3 in Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series is a difficult one to review. While listening to this audiobook, I loved the turn the story had taken and was looking forward to starting the next in the series. However, before I got around to writing a review, I had already listened the the next installment, Only the Good Spy Young which didn't impress me. Three starts for this one because I liked it at the time and it really is a great series for kids. Just not as good as it could be. ...more
In this second book of Ally Carter's spy series, we see boys (gasp!) at the Gallagher Academy. Cute, fluffy and entertaining. I'm almost embarrassed tIn this second book of Ally Carter's spy series, we see boys (gasp!) at the Gallagher Academy. Cute, fluffy and entertaining. I'm almost embarrassed to admit how much I am liking this series. The audio book is only a couple of hours, and it is a great escape from regular life and books :)...more
With the rise in popularity of YA novels, I think that somehow we have all forgotten what it is like to actually be a teenager. Even the better (and sWith the rise in popularity of YA novels, I think that somehow we have all forgotten what it is like to actually be a teenager. Even the better (and some of my favorite) YA's feature a girl who is clever, has great self-esteem, and knows who she is. One of the many excellent aspects of A Mango-Shaped Space is that 13 (or is it 14?) year old Mia is not only a cool protagonist, she is also a bit childlike. Granted, she is younger than the typical YA heroine, but she has a bit of naivety and immaturity that is missing from so many YA novels. It was refreshing to find it here.
A Mango-Shaped Space is the story of Mia as she enters the eighth grade and confronts her synesthesia, a condition in which her senses are mingled. For Mia, each letter, number and word has a color associated with it. Even noises and physical sensations evoke a specific color or shape for her. For years she kept this a secret from others, but she has finally decided to share her condition with the world.
But this isn't just a book about synesthesia. It is also a well written coming of age story. Mia has the predictable fights with her BFF (Oh, I had forgotten how some girls are so emotional and sensitive at that age!) She starts to notice boys. And not the super-suave and impossibly cool boys found in so many YA's. These boys are definitely not sophisticated playa's. They are dorky, awkward teenage boys. Not at all swoon worthy, but painfully reminiscent of that weird hormonal puppy love we all experienced before developing actual relationships. As the middle child, Mia has a not-too-annoying little brother, and a bitchy older sister. There are fairly involved parents and the star of the story, a cat named Mango. (Okay, Mia is the star of the story. But Mango does play a large role in the book (view spoiler)[ There is some heavy foreshadowing about Mango, so I was pretty much on pins and needles throughout most of this book. When an animal dies or faces harm, it brings me to tears every time. Somehow this was even worse, because I just knew something was going to happen! (hide spoiler)]
A Mango-Shaped Space is a book I can’t praise enough. It is a fantastic middle grade read, but I whole heartedly recommend it for all adult lovers of YA as well. My only critique of it is that it has an old fashioned feel to it. In fact, if not for the mention of computers and internet this book could have just as easily been written in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s. A lot of the narrative and the tone of the story somehow reminded me of the YA books I read when I was in middle school. It’s not just the mention of kids running an actual lemonade stand (with drinks made from real lemons),feety pajamas, braided friendship bracelets, or the small town feel of the novel. It’s something about the tone of the novel which makes it seem older than it is. But in a way, that is so refreshing. Again, YA is often about strong heroines, issues, true-lurve, or some wacky paranormal mystery. But this is simply a sweet, well written story about growing up. ...more
Industrial Magic is without a doubt the weakest in the series so far. The writing, story telling and world building are excellent. What is not excelleIndustrial Magic is without a doubt the weakest in the series so far. The writing, story telling and world building are excellent. What is not excellent however is Paige Winterbourne. While she wasn't the smartest (despite what she thought) or the most likeable in Dime Store Magic, there was a lot going on to distract the reader from her. Plus Savannah was a welcome break, as was getting to know Lucas Cortez. Unfortunately Savannah is largely absent from this novel. And as for Lucas... I've learned all I need to know about him.
Paige, despite complaining about the Coven witches, is more like them than she knows. Old fashioned, judgmental, and convinced of her own superiority Paige spent much of this novel on her soapbox. Her character would be slightly more likeable if she ever failed, or was seen as an unlikable person through the eyes of another character. But unfortunately, Paige met and succeeded at every challenge. Despite being a mere twenty three years old, she had the knowledge and the wisdom to hunt down a serial killer. Ugh. If this entire series featured Paige or Lucas I would drop it in a hot minute. Since it does not, I am happily going on to the next book and will simply have to bear it when they appear in the future. But any more books with either of them as a main character and I will likely skip them altogether. ...more
The thing about Kelley Armstrong is that while I didn't love the main characters or even the story line here, her writing is completely addictive and The thing about Kelley Armstrong is that while I didn't love the main characters or even the story line here, her writing is completely addictive and her world building amazing. I'm enthralled by her Otherwold and in awe of her ability to tell the reader so much about it without ever presenting it in an info dump or mind-numbingly confusing way.
That said, Paige is naive, boring and slightly TSTL. Savannah is interesting. And as for Lucas Cortez... see the description for Paige. The issue I have with Paige is that while she seems like a fantastic person to know in real life, for an urban fantasy heroine… she just doesn’t cut it. And the entire way the villains and mystery played out seemed like an episode of Scooby Doo gone awry. Even with unlikable uninteresting characters, Armstrong had me hooked the entire novel. Perhaps it's the ex-Catholic schoolgirl in me, but I loved all the witchy rituals and candle burning and whatnot.
I am in love with Armstrong’s story telling ability. In fact, Dime Store Magic would have gotten four stars from me if it weren’t for (view spoiler)[ the beyond awkward sex scene between Paige and Lucas. When I heard it, it made me LOL for real ~ although I’m sure that wasn’t Armstrong’s intended reaction to the scene! :) (hide spoiler)]
Just realized I never reviewed this one! Well, here it is....
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You is fluff. Pure brain candy fluffy Just realized I never reviewed this one! Well, here it is....
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You is fluff. Pure brain candy fluffy fluff. It would be so easy to knock so many aspects of this novel but I won't because there is one thing which I absolutely loved about it ~ the girls in Ally Carter's spy school actually value academics and when the going gets tough, they choose integrity and personal values over boys. Admittedly, if the market was flooded with this type of YA lit, I would probably be singing a different tune right now. But considering how many YA books feature a girl giving up so much of her self to be 100% devoted to luv twu luv this was pretty refreshing.
If you can get past this story being narrated by someone who sounds as if they should be reading the voice on a children's cartoon, this is a great (and did I mention fluffy???) escape. Somewhere I read that this series actually matures a little with the girls so I'll be continuing this series. Again, it's fluffy and a little young, perhaps middle or even grade school. But it's brief and totally enjoyable without my brain having to be on :)...more
Tobacco Road is the quintessential hillbilly book. First published in 1922, this book has no doubt shaped this country’s view of rednecks everywhere. Tobacco Road is the quintessential hillbilly book. First published in 1922, this book has no doubt shaped this country’s view of rednecks everywhere. Erm… really I want to write more about this but…
The thing is, author Erskine Caldwell apparently meant for this book to be a true portrayal of life amongst poverty stricken people in the rural South. But it is easy to see why so many people mistook Tobacco Road as a comedy. We are introduced to a few members of the Lester family; Jeter, Ada, Ellie May, Dude, the old grandmother. We also meet neighbors Lov and Sister Bessie. (Even their names scream poor white trash, right?) We see them act out their frustrations, hampered by their ignorance, driven by sexual urges… but throughout, we never really learn the motivation for their actions. Listening to the audio version of Tobacco Road made me feel as if I were watching a play. That is, the book is filled with a lot of dialogue and a little action. But nearly no inner monologue. Therefore I was left to guess at the reasons behind the Lester’s inexplicable behavior. The few encounters this family has with, well regular people, they are laughed at and taken advantage of… it is easy to see readers doing the same.
It’s a shame. This story is absorbing. The characters complex… I assume. Unfortunately Caldwell left their complexity up to the imagination of the reader. I would love to know more about this family, what makes them tick, and how they feel about themselves, their lives and each other. I can’t help wishing Tobacco Road was as enjoyable as favorites by Flannery O'Connor or Eugene O'Neill. Unfortunately, Caldwell’s writing lacks the depth that could have made this story truly fantastic and meaningful. ...more
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Wale Sings was pretty good. Eventually. Once I got into it.
Christopher Moore is hard to review. He strikes me as morFluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Wale Sings was pretty good. Eventually. Once I got into it.
Christopher Moore is hard to review. He strikes me as more of a comedian than an author. As such, if he keeps me entertained and makes me laugh out loud, I consider his book to be a success. Fluke is a typical Christopher Moore story in that it involves a group of wacky people working together in a preposterous situation. The whale and conservation info presented here was cool. And chapter eighteen wins best chapter title ever award: Chapter Eighteen, Heinous Fuckery Most Foul! =) I’m glad I went with the audio version of this book. Narrator Bill Irwin did a great job with the different voices and accents and gave the characters a lot of life. (Which sounds totally lame, but Christopher Moore’s characters all tend to be sarcastic and kind of snarky people. He writes the sort of characters which I think work fantastically in the right movie, but can fall flat in print.)
This brilliant and silly play has the sort of plot twists that are unacceptable in a modern tale. But somehow, this being from an earlier era makes soThis brilliant and silly play has the sort of plot twists that are unacceptable in a modern tale. But somehow, this being from an earlier era makes so many stretches of the imagination forgivable. The Importance of Being Earnest is always enjoyable whether I am watching, reading or listening to it =)...more
For over a week now I’ve been holding off on writing this review because nothing I can think of even comes close to describing how amazing this book iFor over a week now I’ve been holding off on writing this review because nothing I can think of even comes close to describing how amazing this book is. Zombies! Hillbillies! I’m inclined to ask, “does it get any better?” except… for all of the awesomeness and horror in those two words, The Reapers Are the Angels is about so much more. It is about society (aren’t all zombie books?), family, relationships, and the big picture in life. Fifteen year old Temple is just about the most fucked up and kick ass heroine I’ve encountered in a long time. Author Alden Bell has created memorable, complex, and haunting characters. Tai Sammons reads this story with a flat, emotionless tone to her voice that only adds to the bleakness of Temple’s world. What makes this story so much better than a typical horror novel is that even in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse; Temple is able to find meaning, beauty and purpose in her life. Perhaps the second time reading this I’ll be able to compose my thoughts into a more rational and readable review. ...more
Blame it on summer action movie blockbusters. Or the X-files. Or Tom Cruise even. Whatever the reason, alien invasion and total destruction are no lonBlame it on summer action movie blockbusters. Or the X-files. Or Tom Cruise even. Whatever the reason, alien invasion and total destruction are no longer as groundbreaking today as they were in 1898 when The War of the Worlds was originally published. Although I am astonished at the ideas and alien technology H.G.Wells invented, the writing style of this story left me slightly bored. It was mostly tell, not show. This is a story which may be worth revisiting in the future, in actual printed form. The narrator of this audio version never managed to catch my attention. Oftentimes I found my mind wandering, but the reading was so dry that I didn’t want to go back and listen a second time to what I had missed. ...more
Isn't everything better when read by Samuel L. Jackson? Listen for yourself and download the audio version for free here. This is a cute and only sligIsn't everything better when read by Samuel L. Jackson? Listen for yourself and download the audio version for free here. This is a cute and only slightly threatening childrens story for adults. I love it! =)...more
Isaac Asimov... mystery writer??? Apparantly so. Murder at the ABA describes just that; a murder which takes place at the 1975 American Booksellers AsIsaac Asimov... mystery writer??? Apparantly so. Murder at the ABA describes just that; a murder which takes place at the 1975 American Booksellers Association convention. Asimov appears as a minor character in this story, and apparently included enough real information regarding the actual 1975 ABA convention that he had to include a disclaimer that the events portrayed are a work of fiction. The mystery was only so-so. For me the star of this story was narrator Darius Just; especially as he was read by Daniel Grace. Darius Just is a curmudgeonly, chauvinistic and narcissistic man. Through Asimov’s eyes, he managed to be …well, not likable, but entertaining. I have never heard of narrator Daniel Grace, but he has that 1950’s quality to his voice that made it somehow seem okay that Darius Just is such a wanker. Many aspects of this book are quite dated, but listening to it made me feel as if I was watching an old black and white on Turner Classic Movies rather than reading listening to a novel that is no longer in it’s prime. Again, the mystery wasn’t great but the characters, the writing and Darius Just made me laugh out loud many times.
If you happen to come across this in a library collection or used book sale, it’s worth giving it a go. However I can’t really recommend anyone rush to put this on their TBR list. ...more
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