The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye ~ A. S. Byatt

 

** OK

Wordy and lecturing rather than beguiling storytelling

The Island ~ Adrian McKinty

 X DNF

Movie Script

Trust ~ Hernan Diaz

 **** RECOMMEND

This gets a recommend because of its unusual storyline.

Told in 4 segments :  an Edith Warton style novel about a Wall Street tycoon; the tycoon's notes for his memoir; the notes from the personal secretary/ghostwriter of that memoir; the journal of the tycoon's wife.

MAY ~ 2022

 

Mockingbird ~ Walter Trevis

 

**** RECOMMEND

A SciFi Classic

The Lincoln Highway ~ Amor Towles

X NO X

DID NOT FINISH

Surely this should be sold as YA.  The level of language, the Hardy Boys type boys-own-adventure.  Boring!  The storyline, though littered with gung-ho action, is plodding.  

Repetitive, tedious, banal ... 

 

City On Fire ~ Don Winslow

 

 ** LIKE

A lot of blah blah blah for the introductory book for a trilogy.

Too many characters; too shallow; too ridiculous,

Anthem ~ Noah Hawley

 DID NOT FINISH

What a load of verbosity leading nowhere

Garbage that luckily I was able to return for a refund.

The Man Who Fell To Earth ~ Walter Travis

 

**** RECOMMEND

Such an enjoyable read to fall into

Well written, well-paced, thoughtful, engaging.

No One Is Talking About This ~ Patricia Lockwood

 * DID NOT FINISH

Pretentious Drivel

Literary Elitism