I review a book about a detective investigating a possible murder six months before the world is supposed to end. I also try not to say he’s seeking a murderer at the end of the world. Rats.
Category Archive: Review
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin – Thoughts on a Series
My thoughts on the Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series so far, with a breakdown of each book.
“The Sense of an Ending” by Amor Towles – Book Review
My review of “The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes. Though promising an interesting play on the concepts of memory and truth, this book falls flat, resolving things in an unlikely and unsatisfying conclusion.
“Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles – Book Review
My review of “Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles. It’s an interesting book for the time period it’s set in and the writing styles it uses, though it comes off a little uneven in terms of plot and its portrayal of gender issues.
‘Steve Jobs’ by Walter Isaacson: B (81%) – Aggregate Book Review
Above Average: 81%
What will with no doubt be an important book about an important man, it could have benefited from some more editing and a bit more focus as the story moved along, though most agreed it was a riveting biography.
‘Gone Girl’ by Gillian Flynn: A (93%) – Aggregate Book Review
Excellent: 93%
Few reviewers had anything bad to say about this book where (maybe) a wife disappears and her husband could be to blame. Or maybe not. Apparently it creeps you out and keeps you guessing until the end, and is very well-written in the process.
‘I am Forbidden’ by Anouk Markovitz: A+ (97%) – Aggregate Book Review
Excellent: 97%
Despite being about a closed-off community of Hassidic Jews, this is a sad and powerful story is surprisingly relatable for the world at large – many of the reviewers said they wept when they read it.
‘Sacre Bleu’ by Christopher Moore: A (86%) – Aggregate Book Review
Excellent: 86%
An irreverent, debauched historical comedy about impressionists, most of the reviewers found it brilliant, and the few issues found in it were a slightly lagging main story and juvenile humor.
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