Mike started reading The Cracked Mirror by Chris Brookmyre
FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL
You know Johnny …
I can't believe I missed this coming out!
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Mike finished reading Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #3)
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place …
A rip-roaring yarn. Really great fun. Only comment: I struggled with the consistency of Granny's character through the book, let alone against the wider cannon.
Mike started reading Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #3)
The wizard Drum Billet knows that he will soon die and travels to a place …
I've had enough of wizards 😂
Nice to do short stories for a change, but also less satisfying!
Not done a Poirot since Christmas!
Mike finished reading Fairy Tale by Stephen King
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Charlie Reade looks like a regular …
Jeez-oh! What an epic. Brilliant fun. Almost felt like starting again when the kaleidescope shifted. It made me want a German shepherd 😂
Mike started reading Fairy Tale by Stephen King
WELCOME TO THE DARK SIDE OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER
Charlie Reade looks like a regular …
I seem to be having a King renaissance. I loved them as a kid, but Misery put me off for a long time! It's nice to be back.
Mike finished reading The Running Man by Richard Bachman
I vaguely wonder if I've read it before, but probably not. Bloody brilliant thriller. Plenty of adult themes and language and my knowledge of racial slurs is poor so it took me a while to figure out some of the setting.
Mike started reading The Running Man by Richard Bachman
I picked up a collection of Bachman books. Not surprise I picked this one first!
Mike finished reading Mansfield Park (World Classics by Jane Austen
Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich …
A read that got better through the book. The first few chapters felt very clumsy, but maybe I was struggling to get into the language. The wrap up chapter to close was a surprise. I also wasn't a fan of the incest (shock, horror).
Mike started reading Mansfield Park (World Classics by Jane Austen
Fanny Price is born to a poor family, but is sent to her mother's rich …
One of the few Austin's I've not read.
Mike finished reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2)
Overview: Wake up, genius. So announces deranged fan Morris Bellamy to iconic author John Rothstein, …
Great fun. A twisting thriller drawing you to the conclusion. Plenty of classic King horror on show.
Mike started reading Finders Keepers by Stephen King (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #2)
Overview: Wake up, genius. So announces deranged fan Morris Bellamy to iconic author John Rothstein, …
Been looking forward to this!
From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes (French: …
so much grey
2 stars
Ok if you're very bored...
Mike finished reading From the Earth to the Moon & Around the Moon by Jules Verne
From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes (French: …
Ooof! What a silly book. Some enjoyable and ridiculous bits. But many extended chapters of tedium! Maybe it was a personal writing challenge (like moby dick) to write lengthy descriptions of the colour grey. Who knows.
Could be seriously improved with heavy editing and as a graphic novel.