Good stuff.
I'm still hoping to reach my goal and finish 20 books this year but my next two are over 700 pages and over 600 pages. We'll see.
This book was very nice.
Grade: B+
The Naked And The Dead by Norman Mailer takes place on the island of Anopopei during WWII.
Great character development, very gritty, no Hollywood ending here.
Grade: A-
The Coming Of Conan The Cimmerian
This book is a grouping of the first 13 or so short stories that Robert E. Howard wrote of Conan the barbarian back in the 1930's. They are very good for fans of the sword and sorcery genre.
This was the most graphic violent book I've ever read. It is an unromanticized account of the wild west. It takes place on the Texas - Mexican border in the 1850's. It is a very difficult read.
Grade: A-
This book was pretty funny.
Grade: B-
I thought I should go for something critically acclaimed after reading such a fluffy Dean Koontz book. The subject of this book was very compelling. In the notes at the end Kim Edwards talks about stories that have an "event" that isn't as interesting as the "ripples" that the event creates in all the characters lives. This worked throughout much of the book but sometimes I just thought the book dragged.
Grade: B-
This book is a quick read with lots of action but it is pure fluff, super fluff actually. Koontz doesn't impress me much.
Grade: C+
Grade: B
Really good, this book features Columbine and PTSD and women's prisons and touches on 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Cival War.
Lamb's first two book She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True were both great and this one is right up there with them.
Grade: A
Recent Comments
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Greg B Stone said:
It would have to be a very tall version of your Dad. Judge was a scary character. read more
on Book 13 of 2009 -
Palmer said:
Maybe my favorite book of all time. Strangely, I always picture Judge Holden looking like my dad. read more
on Book 13 of 2009 -
Palmer said:
I loved this too. But the Thin Red Line is even better (note: the thin red line movie sucked hard). read more
on Book 15 of 2009 -
Greg B Stone said:
It was good. Very funny at times. I guess I just didn't find it that compelling. I never felt I... read more
on 9th book of 2009
I found this book in Donna's grandfather's house after he died. It was an ancient paperback that I had to... read more
on Book 15 of 2009