Reviews and Comments

First new book I'm reading on my new Boox Go Color 7, which is also what I'm using to post this update!

The last David Sedaris book that I "read" was in the form of an audiobook on a roadtrip, and I think that's really the only way to consume them. This one I "read" in the traditional sense and it was definitely lacking something as a result.

It's hardly great literature but this series is an entertaining enough read, and this third installment was much the same if not a even a little better with one big exception: the inexplicable inclusion, several times, of Reacher's thoughts on how sexy he found a literal child. It's hard to get past that and just left me so confused about why was ever included. It was hardly a crucial plot point. Just disturbing.

The final book in the Camino trilogy, and it feels like less happens in this installment than either of the other two. That's not necessarily a bad thing: the second book in particular was a bit much to the point of being far-fetched. This is a calmer read and better for it.

I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I was going to. It's been a long time since I've read the others in the series and I think I'd forgotten how good a read they are. The puzzles Robert Langdon solves throughout the story are easy enough that you can solve them before the solutions are revealed, and hard enough that you feel smart for doing so, and the real-life places and organizations referenced are enough to make the story feel relatable even when it's actually pretty far-fetched. Recommended!

This was a fun read that didn't take itself too seriously, written in a style that's a departure from the norm and allows the book to stand out as a result.

Another reviewer says that the journey is better than the destination. I'd agree, and the journey was good enough that I'll forgive it that.

There's at least one other book in the series, and whether or not I want to read it too is the real test for me. I do, and I will.

Definitely not as good as the first book in the series – the plot was much slower moving and it didn't feel to me like the characters were in any real jeopardy until the last 30 pages or so. It was still entertaining enough to keep me reading though, thanks largely to the author's humour.

This was a great audiobook for a roadtrip – a series of self-contained, slightly rambling essays that don't require too much attention to follow along with. I'm not sure if I'd have enjoyed it quite as much in another format, but I liked it enough that I think I will try something else from the author to find out.

Not my typical content, but it filled some roadtrip hours in audiobook form and was interesting enough. Other reviews suggest the photographs in the printed book are part of the reading experience here, which of course were missing for me. In fairness, the narrator did provide a URL to get them in PDF form, but that's not much use if you – like me – are the driver.

I've learned during this roadtrip that my wife likes to have more than one audiobook on the go at once, and then switches back and forth between them. I don't like that. The book, on the other hand, is fine.