My first book by this author. Really enjoyed it. On the road books are always fun. Good connection with the characters. Wasn't crazy about the ending,My first book by this author. Really enjoyed it. On the road books are always fun. Good connection with the characters. Wasn't crazy about the ending, but the author explains why and I can buy it. 3.5 stars. ...more
I've read lots of Patterson's Cross books. This one was really disappointing. Felt like a Tom Clancy book more that a cop in DC book. Patterson had agI've read lots of Patterson's Cross books. This one was really disappointing. Felt like a Tom Clancy book more that a cop in DC book. Patterson had aged Cross very well, where Cross was complaining about old man aches and pains. Suddenly he's a super hero doing unbelievable things. And Nana Mama was old when then series started. Now at 95, she's holding down the fort while Cross and Bree are in danger of their lives. Totally unbelievable and ridiculously plotted. I guess that's what happens when your baby turns into a TV series. ...more
For some reason I had never read the Shawshank Redemption story, like it very much. Movie is true to the story. Read the Apt Pupil. Not a big fan. FelFor some reason I had never read the Shawshank Redemption story, like it very much. Movie is true to the story. Read the Apt Pupil. Not a big fan. Felt the plot was quite convoluted. I'll have to see the movie to compare. Already had read The Body. ...more
When I started reading this book, I wasn't a fan. After all, I was thinking that being set in Nashville, it would include country music and maybe someWhen I started reading this book, I wasn't a fan. After all, I was thinking that being set in Nashville, it would include country music and maybe some washed up country singers. I could have been more wrong. And as a old man, I almost put it down because it didn't speak to me. Glad I didn't. Tho set in Nashville it starts with the main character, Allison or Al, working at a small music joint, the Venue, but the acts aren't country. Al writes songs but has had a disastrous first performance, making her shy to do it again. Making things worse is her ex-boyfriend, Nick, is making it big, appearing on Saturday Night Live. Her roommate, Sloane, works at a radio station and finally sets up a show that they both host late at night. Her co-workers are interesting. Cole the bartender with whom she fucks. Eddie the asshole. Andy her kindly boss. And her love, who leaves halfway through the book to be road manager for a band. The author has a unique style. Staccato scenes, disjointed phrases, and song lists in which I recognize only a few of the artists. The ending is very touching and appropriate. Highly recommended....more
Elliot Mintz has a great story to tell in a very readable way. His interactions with John & Yoko were very interesting and it clearly changed his lifeElliot Mintz has a great story to tell in a very readable way. His interactions with John & Yoko were very interesting and it clearly changed his life. His portrait of each of them was touching, unlike the book by Fred Seaman, who was convicted of stealing Lennon's diaries. Mintz has no time for him and dismisses his profiles of the two, but I suspect it's somewhere in between. ...more
My first Kellerman book. Not really impressed. Like the scenery. Characters are a bit sketchy. Didn’t feel close to any of them. Plot was confusing anMy first Kellerman book. Not really impressed. Like the scenery. Characters are a bit sketchy. Didn’t feel close to any of them. Plot was confusing and anticlimactic. ...more
I've read most of the books in this series and he keeps getting better as Mike ages. Doiron's encyclopedic knowledge of the backwoods of Maine, Game WI've read most of the books in this series and he keeps getting better as Mike ages. Doiron's encyclopedic knowledge of the backwoods of Maine, Game Warden regs and flying planes makes this always an enjoyable read. Too bad Mike always gets in trouble. I'm sure the next book will have him somehow wiggle out of it, but it's a very pleasurable read. ...more
Surprisingly graphic for a woman author. But she kept the action going. The plot was very convoluted and confusing. The characters were pretty one dimSurprisingly graphic for a woman author. But she kept the action going. The plot was very convoluted and confusing. The characters were pretty one dimensional, but i guess the action was the hook. Liked the NY setting. ...more
My son lives in the San Juan Islands so I'm familiar with the territory where this novel is set. Loved the characters but found the lead a little unliMy son lives in the San Juan Islands so I'm familiar with the territory where this novel is set. Loved the characters but found the lead a little unlikeable. She was always trying to get away and then when her sister had a relationship with the boy next door, it got quite weird. I've been to the golf club where the sister was employed and ridden the ferry where the lead character worked. Overall I liked it although wasn't thrilled about the ending. ...more
I hate to come in midway through a series of novels and I accidentally did it with this one. Actually way more than midway, it was the 18th Jack SzwayI hate to come in midway through a series of novels and I accidentally did it with this one. Actually way more than midway, it was the 18th Jack Szwaytec book. Found his character to be rather flat and his wife a little more fiery. Overall not a waste of time, but not really compelling...more
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