Title Review Date Author
The Godmakers

This book started out with some interesting chapters, but towards the end when it should have been getting really interesting, it just got a little heavy. I think I'll have to go back and re-read the last couple of chapters to try and get my head around it.

 

April 2009 Frank Herbert
Red Dragon

Just finished this last night. I've not read any of the Hannibal Lecter books, but I have seen the movies.

Nice to read the book that (I think?) started it all.

From memory, the book is almost totally different to the Movie, which is not abnormal ;-?

Quite a good read, fairly predictable comeback style ending though.

Now to get the others

March 2009 Thomas Harris
Midnight's Daughter

On the way to Drupalcon, I needed a book to read, and decided to pick one up at the Airport store, rather than re-read something I already had.

I grabbed this one based on the tagline on cover - "It takes a special sort of girl to take on Dracula", and a quick read of the back, which satisfied me it should be a good read.

It was quite good, very like the Anita Blake novels from Laurell K Hamilton, which I enjoyed as well.

March 2009 Karen Chance
The Dead Zone

Quite a good read, not a horror book at all.

February 2009 Stephen King
The stand

A great read from Stephen King as usual, particularly moving was the loyalty of the dog i thought ;-)

January 2009 Stephen King
Jericho Falls

Sort of like the "outbreak" movie/book from a few years ago, except covered from the angle of people within the town, instead of the agent running the show. Not a bad read. Quite enjoyable.

November 2008 Christopher Hyde
Earthsea Trilogy

Three seperate but intertwined stories in this entertaining paperback. Very enjoyable

October 2008 Ursula Le Guin
The Gameplayers of Zan

The first part of this book has to be one of the hardest reads i've ever bothered to finish off, but I could sense that it all must be going somewhere. With a different race of human like beings, and the associated language and culture covered very thoroughly.

In the end, there was a point, and I didn't mind the book at all, but i'd have a hard time recommending it, as I found it very tough going.

October 2008 M. A. Foster
Prey

OK, ok.. yes i read it again. Quite enjoyable

October 2008 Michael Crichton
Tom's War

Childrens book, but quite enjoyable

October 2008 Robert Leeson