Cons: annoying characters who spoke a lot of French Some very good stuff. And some very annoying stuff. That’s my quickie review of Tami Hoag’s Cry Wolf. Our heroine, Laurel, comes back home – to the French villages of Louisiana, after facing a humiliating failure in her professional career. She just wants to reconnect with her family and enjoy […]
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14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson Pros: decent stories, great character development Cons: main investigation was a bit convoluted #14 in the Women’s Murder Club series is called 14th Deadly Sin. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro give us a few different stories as well as some developments is our characters’ lives. For those who don’t know, the series is about […]
The Man Who Loved Birds Pros: characterization, an evocation of place Cons: ending Fenton Johnson is an award-winning Kentucky-born writer whose third novel, The Man Who Loves Bird, follows by 22 years his second, Scissors, Paper, Rock (1994) (which appeared three years after his first, Crossing the River). He writes lush prose, sometimes bordering on the overwritten. I was […]
Pros: Hilarious, offend-all satire that still holds up 12 years after publication. Cons: Not designed to be read cover to cover so it doesn’t flow the way a traditional book does. (Note: This review originally appeared in a somewhat different form on Epinions.com) There was a time when I was a regular viewer of Comedy […]
Obsession In Death – J.D. Robb Pros: character development Cons: mystery a bit lame Obsession in Death is the 40th book of the In Death series by J.D. Robb. Like all of the books, we follow Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NY Police force as she catches one case after another. By this point, it’s the early 2060’s, and Eve […]
From all the things I’ve learned in life so far, time is one of the ultimate tests in determining the lasting value of a piece of art or entertainment. Morbid Angel’s debut album “Altars of Madness” came out in 1989, and to this day, many death metal fans across the globe still consider this one […]
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Brecht’s Lover by Jaques-Pierre Amette Pros: atmosphere, characterization Cons: no solution for the enigma of Brecht Jaques-Pierre Amette’s 2003 novel La maîtresse de Brecht became the hundredth book to win the Prix Goncourt. It was translated into British English in 2005 not as Brecht’s Mistress, but as Brecht’s Lover. The young and beautiful actress Maria Eich at no point in […]
Brecknell Electronic Postal Scale – Model # 311 Pros: Tare, auto-off feature, comes with batteries, compact, lightweight, easy to operate Cons: optional AC adapter not included We needed a new postal scale at work. All it had to do was accurately weigh items. No fancy bells or whistles; I didn’t even need to know the […]
Invisible by James Patterson Pros: twists and turns Cons: doesn’t hold up under careful scrutiny My first thought, after finishing James Patterson’s twisty Invisible was “Cool!”. But then I sat down and really thought about it, and realized that the turns and twists in this novel were more “gimmick” than cleverly thought surprises. There’s a serial killer out […]
Lyin’ Like a Dog Pros: highly appealing, well written, fast-paced, fun read Cons: none noted Richard Mason’s Lyin’ Like a Dog opens in a burst of words on 23 September 1945 as we find Richard sitting with his hound Sniffer, and musing about his birthday. In reality, it is the lack of festivity which is causing Richard […]