Dominik started reading Grandad, There's a Head on the Beach by Colin Cotterill
I liked the first one, so why not get straight into the next?
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Dominik reviewed Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill
The launch of a brand new series by the internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed author of …
Charming crime novel
4 stars
I really liked this one. It was a good, easy read.
Dominik finished reading The Big Mango by Jake Needham
Well, that was very 90s.
Dominik started reading The Big Mango by Jake Needham
This looks like another thriller that I can read in the tub without thinking too much. Which is my favourite genre.
Dominik finished reading Robert Ludlum's the Treadstone Resurrection by Joshua Hood
Okay, this was about as dumb and violent as I thought it would be. Could have done with a bit less of the violence, to be honest, but I guess you get what you get and don't get upset.
Dominik wants to read Robert Ludlum's the Treadstone Resurrection by Joshua Hood
I've already started this - I was looking for a dumb quick book to read in the tub and so far this seems to fit the bill.
Dominik rated The terminal list: 3 stars
The terminal list by Carr, Jack (Joint pseudonym) (Terminal list -- 1)
"A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American …
Dominik rated Dead at First Sight: 2 stars
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Reamde is a speculative fiction novel by Neal Stephenson, published in 2011. The story, set in the present day, centers …
Dominik reviewed Zero History by William Gibson
Set among London's dark and tangled streets after the money-crash , Zero History is a …
Review of 'Zero History' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Just like the two previous books of what he calls the "Bigend Trilogy" this one is set in the present - well, actually in the very near past.
Being a total fanboy, I did read it in basically two sittings. Just like the two books before, it does end rather abruptly, though - wrapping up the story in one rather short chapter. As usual I did enjoy most of what could be considered "exposition" and description of places and people - he's much better with that than with the plot development.
In the end there are two "big" revelation which both made me groan, but maybe I'm too jaded.
It was big fun to see stuff that has been floating around the internet in the last few years randomly pop up as little beacons of Zeitgeist, so, yeah: 4 out of 5, for the general feeling of awesomeness, one redacted …
Just like the two previous books of what he calls the "Bigend Trilogy" this one is set in the present - well, actually in the very near past.
Being a total fanboy, I did read it in basically two sittings. Just like the two books before, it does end rather abruptly, though - wrapping up the story in one rather short chapter. As usual I did enjoy most of what could be considered "exposition" and description of places and people - he's much better with that than with the plot development.
In the end there are two "big" revelation which both made me groan, but maybe I'm too jaded.
It was big fun to see stuff that has been floating around the internet in the last few years randomly pop up as little beacons of Zeitgeist, so, yeah: 4 out of 5, for the general feeling of awesomeness, one redacted for the rather weak plot.
Makers by Cory Doctorow
What happens to America when two geeks working from a garage invent easy 3D printing, a cure for obesity, and …
Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, #1)
Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. …
Dominik rated Don't Panic: 3 stars
Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman, David K. Dickson, M. J. Simpson, and 1 other
'It's all absolutely devastatingly true -- except the bits that are lies' Douglas Adams
Don't Panic celebrates the life of …
Dominik rated Snow Crash: 5 stars
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson (A Bantam spectra book)
In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo’s CosaNostra Pizza Inc., but in the Metaverse he’s a warrior prince. …
Dominik rated Mona Lisa Overdrive: 5 stars
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson (unspecified)
Mona Lisa Overdrive is the final novel of the William Gibson's cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy.
Living in the vast computer landscape …