Fire And Blood ~ George R. R. Martin

 Just couldn't get into it. 

Will return!

The Furies ~ John Connolly

 ** OK

Didn't move the Charlie Parker story along much

Had a Covid claustrophobic feel to it

Two novellas rather than a novel

JULY ~ 2022

 

Mercury Pictures Presents ~ Anthony Marra

 

** OK ... but only just

Seriously over written, loaded down with metaphors and descriptors yet the characters elicited no empathy.  For a character driven novel, they stayed on the page.

Native Tongue ~ Suzette Haden Elgin

 **** RECOMMEND

Sci Fi + Feminism + Language ... loved it

Thought Provoking, well considered construct

It is the first of a trilogy so I hope the others live up to this 

The Twyford Code ~ Janice Hallett

 ** Barely OK

WW2 codes hidden in Enid Blyton; a gold and jewel heist; all told through phone conversation transcripts.

Trite Tripe

The Anomaly ~ Herve Le Tellier

 *** LIKE+

Are we all a simulation game?

A planeload gets cloned ... a glitch in the game?

Here Goes Nothing ~ Steve Toltz

*NO (nonono)

Here Is Nothing but Word Garbage

I only finished it because I skimmmmmmed.

My rating for this book is YH2BFJ or WALOD

You Have To Be Fucking Joking ... What A Lot Of Drivel

JUNE ~ 2022

 

Horse ~ Geraldine Brooks

 

**** RECOMMEND

A thoroughly thoroughbred of a read

Didn't think I would be interested in a book about a racehorse but this is so much more