June Books
Yet another very slow month of reading. BUT I now have three different good series I'm into, and I'm totally in a reading mood. I think July and the rest of the year will be productive reading months.
The Camel Club
by David Baldacci
I had read a couple of Baldacci's books and thought they were OK, but a gal at work told me I should read the Camel Club series because it was his best stuff and I'm glad she did. It's political intrigue/CIA/terrorist kind of stuff, but it's a little different because the Camel Club is made up of 4 old geezers with some strange quirks and backgrounds. So instead of the usual young, studly Superman-type you've got these older guys running around trying to save the day. First of five in the series, will definitely keep reading. 3.5/5
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
A (different) gal at work lobbed this at me, saying “I got it a garage sale and it's supposed to be good...read it and tell me how it is.” Alrighty then! It was just OK though. It's a zany, slice of life, comedy kind of book, following three generations of three families. But the author is British and it takes place there, so a lot the references didn't have much impact on me, and it also leans heavily on religious themes, so much of that was lost on me too. It did have some laugh out loud moments and it's not a bad book, but ultimately it just felt like a long slog to me. Took me forever to get through it, and even then I didn't read the last 50 or so pages. 2.5/5
Books for June: 2
Books for 2016: 23
The Camel Club
by David Baldacci
I had read a couple of Baldacci's books and thought they were OK, but a gal at work told me I should read the Camel Club series because it was his best stuff and I'm glad she did. It's political intrigue/CIA/terrorist kind of stuff, but it's a little different because the Camel Club is made up of 4 old geezers with some strange quirks and backgrounds. So instead of the usual young, studly Superman-type you've got these older guys running around trying to save the day. First of five in the series, will definitely keep reading. 3.5/5
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
A (different) gal at work lobbed this at me, saying “I got it a garage sale and it's supposed to be good...read it and tell me how it is.” Alrighty then! It was just OK though. It's a zany, slice of life, comedy kind of book, following three generations of three families. But the author is British and it takes place there, so a lot the references didn't have much impact on me, and it also leans heavily on religious themes, so much of that was lost on me too. It did have some laugh out loud moments and it's not a bad book, but ultimately it just felt like a long slog to me. Took me forever to get through it, and even then I didn't read the last 50 or so pages. 2.5/5
Books for June: 2
Books for 2016: 23