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sifuCJC

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Prisijungė prieš 4 years,1 month

I read only nonfiction for years. Now, I'm getting back into fiction. (he/him)

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apžvelgė autoriaus Michael Crichton knygą Timeline

Michael Crichton: Timeline (1999, Alfred A. Knopf) 2 žvaigždutės

Michael Crichton's new novel opens on the threshold of the twenty-first century. It is a …

Neat medieval thriller, but excesive exposition

2 žvaigždutės

Once the action starts, the plot is pretty fun. But this is over a third of the way through. Until then is exposition about the physics of the time travel. This was written in the late '90s, when everything mysterious had 'quantum' in the title. Although the physics explained seems correct, it really has no use toward the story. He should've just left it mysterious.

And, with a little bit of clunky prose as well, I can't recommend this book.

John Grisham: The Guardians (Paperback, 2020, Bantam Books) 4 žvaigždutės

Really enthralling lawyer-ly drama

4 žvaigždutės

Wow. This was my first Grisham. It was great! He's got a very straight forward prose and the story just flows. This one's about exonerating innocent inmates, so I felt for the characters. I wonder if his other books are similar?

I'll try another later.

Kevin Wilson: Perfect Little World (Paperback, 2017, Ecco, Ecco Press) 4 žvaigždutės

Family weirdness

4 žvaigždutės

I've always thought that the 'weirder' relationships in life were more successful. This story plays with that idea and creates a wonderful family to live with, for just a little while.

Patrick Süskind: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (1987) 3 žvaigždutės

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (German: Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders [das paʁˈfœ̃ː …

Difficult, but spectacular

5 žvaigždutės

A very good book. Probably even better in its original German. It's emotionally tough material.

But the ending. Oh, my. Just spectacular.