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Subterranean
James Rollins
Harper, 1999
The shape of things that came ...
+ Great Action Book
+ Great Author - My Favorite
+ Pleasantly Surprised
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Samaritan (GMA June Pick)
Richard Price
Amazon Remainders Account, 2003
This is the third of his - - -
+ Unsentimental but Humane
+ Solid and Engaging Novel
+ Dialogue Rings
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Ladies' Man
Richard Price
Amazon Remainders Account, 1999
A wrenching look at urban loneliness
+ great book for urban singles both male and female
Kenny Becker, the protagonist of Richard Price's "Ladies' Man," will appeal to some readers and exasperate others. He had both effects on me, simultaneously. As the novel traces one grueling week in this 30-year-old New Yorker's life, it becomes clear what his problem is: He seems to have a ...
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NEXT
MICHAEL CRICHTON
HarperCollins Publishers, 2007
Next
The last work of Michael Crichton.
He has a kind of arrogant attitude towards his readers, but I generally agree with him.
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Clockers (Price-Less Audio)
Richard Price
Random House Audio, 1992
Brilliant, mind blowing and extremely well researched
+ Evolution of an Author
+ Exceptional
+ Beyond its genre...
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Gone, Baby, Gone: A Novel
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 1999
Absolutely engrossing!!
+ As they say in Spanish,
+ Moral Questions
+ Good writing but it does require suspension of belief
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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys)
Chuck Palahniuk
Crown, 2003
Great Glimpse into a Great City
+ A different type of travel guide
+ Drag Queens and Aborted Fetuses in Portland, OR
+ An interesting look at Portland
+ Oregonian loving this book
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Sacred
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 1998
More twists, turns, and thrills than the best roller coaster
+ Good, not great
+ Characters are what makes the books in this series interesting.
+ Sacred
+ good reading
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Airframe
Michael Crichton
Ballantine Books, 1997
This was like an airplane ride!
+ This is why you need to keep your seat belt fastened
+ A different M.C.
Reading this book, for me, was like riding on a commercial airplane.
You get on the plane, all excited. You hear about what's coming up in your city of destination. You strap yourself in. You're all fidgety with anticipation.
Then you wait. And wait. And wait.
You feel like getting off ...
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Fight Club: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk
W. W. Norton, 2005
a thought-provoking book
+ A sacred, unique snowflake of special unique specialness.
+ Every teenager needs to read this novel!
+ Fight Club - Palahnuik can do no wrong
+ This book is still a beautiful and unique snowflake.
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Survivor: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2000
Survivor: A Novel
+ Great
+ amazing imagination
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk *****
Survivor is the story of where it all went wrong. The point in our lives where we have all had choices to make. The choices that affect the rest of our lives. Survivor is the search for something far and something big, maybe something bigger than all of us, it ...
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Darkness, Take My Hand (Patrick Kenzie/Angela Gennaro Novels)
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 1997
He's Not Kidding About the Darkness
+ A Must-Read IF you have a strong stomach
+ Hannibal Lecter meets Stephen King's "IT"
In this the second book in his Kenzie-Gennaro detective series, Dennis Lehane begins to show his skills in earnest (surpassing A Drink Before the War). The complex plot is well-constructed and expertly revealed. The book opens with Kenzie reflecting on the events to follow and foreshadowing an ...
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Yellow Medicine
Anthony N. Smith
Bleak House Books, 2008
Psychobilly Madness Coming Your Way!
It's no secret that I am a big fan of Anthony Neil Smith's YELLOW MEDICINE, and a fan of his other novels and stories, too. And then there's the PLOTS WITH GUNS online noir fiction zine he edits...
Face it, the dude simply does not disappoint.
With this, his third novel, Smith delivers what ...
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The Appeal (John Grisham) (John Grisham)
John Grisham
Random House Audio, 2008
A rebuttal to the 1 and 2 stars:
Grisham a 1 or 2 star author - even Charlie Brown could do better than that on this book. I don't understand the very low reviews? Are you paying attention to the social issues included in this book? I grant you this is not his best book and not a 5 Star... but 1 and 2 stars is WAY off. As I ...
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Snuff
Chuck Palahniuk
Doubleday, 2008
Not as good as his other books
I hate to be mean to authors because they're giving it their best (or at least I hope so), but this book made me feel like Palahniuk is just writing because it's his job. It wasn't a gripping tale like Fight Club or even Diary, and it was only 180 pages so it's only entertaining for a day. He ...
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