Books!
The previous haul of books I had checked out last time (see this entry for the synopsis of the stories):
"Blue Labyrinth" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Childs -- I really enjoy their books & this was no exception. I liked it because it seemed more 'real'. Sometimes Prendergast gets out of situations too easy I think (too much intrinsic knowlege about Everything & has just about unlimited $$$$ resources to get himself out of most scrapes). It's good as escapism & the books are good but that usually gets a bit old so this was nice for it not quite being that way. The story was good, enjoyable & well-written.
"His Name is John" by Dorien Grey -- I didn't finish this one. Ok, I don't know if I even got 2 dozen pages into it. Too unbelieveable, just not really well-written.
"Unseaming" by Mike Allen - chance pick-up. -- Odd collection of short stories. Some of them didn't grab me but most of them were kind of creepy. Overall ok, but by the end of it there were some regular themes/plot twists so it started to loose it's creepy factor.
"The Sunken" by S.C. Green -- It took me a couple chapters to get into it enough to keep the characters straight but other than that it was a really good steam-punky, alt-reality sci-fi story. I am looking forward to the next one!
"Go Tell It On The Mountain" by James Baldwin -- An interesting story, good piece of literature. I enjoyed it. It was an interesting, well-written piece.
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Newly-checked out:
Bound, by Sarah Bryant -- Urban paranormal style story set in isolated Scotland. I won't give things away but it takes an interesting twist. Well-written & enjoyable. I'm almost done & am sad it's coming to an end.
Reverand America by Kris Ksknussemm -- about an albino preacher who eventually finds himself running away from his past with a teen prostitute who is pregnant. The back of the book says it "sits between Flannery O'Connor & Carl Hiaasen....mixes the old with the new. A kicking and spitting true-to-life tale that is Saknussemm's most heart-rending to date".
One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian -- About a man who talks to his German Jewish lover about his life under Mao Zhedong and the Chinese Cultural Revolution from 1966-76. "What emerges is a brutally frank portrait of someone intent on challenging conventional notions of history, philosophy and ethics. By no means a victim, he stands in judgement of only himself."
Krampus by Gerald Brom -- looks like an urban paranormal/semi-horror story about how Krampus, the Yule Lord, was imprisoned by Santa Claus & his magic stolen away. Krampus wants his revenge & wants Yule back.
California Bones by Greg van Eekhout -- Getting late & I can't really find a way to summarise this easily. Here is the link to Goodreads
Grave Silence by Rose Beecham -- Lesbian mystery series written by an NZ artist (who now lives in the US with her partner). Pulled this off the library's LGBTI books list. A bit concerned about the fact that the back mentions that Rose Beecham is the mystery pen-name of the best selling lesbian romance writer Jennifer Fulton. I am hoping this isn't a bodice-ripper kind of story!
Bed time. More later.
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"Blue Labyrinth" by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Childs -- I really enjoy their books & this was no exception. I liked it because it seemed more 'real'. Sometimes Prendergast gets out of situations too easy I think (too much intrinsic knowlege about Everything & has just about unlimited $$$$ resources to get himself out of most scrapes). It's good as escapism & the books are good but that usually gets a bit old so this was nice for it not quite being that way. The story was good, enjoyable & well-written.
"His Name is John" by Dorien Grey -- I didn't finish this one. Ok, I don't know if I even got 2 dozen pages into it. Too unbelieveable, just not really well-written.
"Unseaming" by Mike Allen - chance pick-up. -- Odd collection of short stories. Some of them didn't grab me but most of them were kind of creepy. Overall ok, but by the end of it there were some regular themes/plot twists so it started to loose it's creepy factor.
"The Sunken" by S.C. Green -- It took me a couple chapters to get into it enough to keep the characters straight but other than that it was a really good steam-punky, alt-reality sci-fi story. I am looking forward to the next one!
"Go Tell It On The Mountain" by James Baldwin -- An interesting story, good piece of literature. I enjoyed it. It was an interesting, well-written piece.
_________________________________________
Newly-checked out:
Bound, by Sarah Bryant -- Urban paranormal style story set in isolated Scotland. I won't give things away but it takes an interesting twist. Well-written & enjoyable. I'm almost done & am sad it's coming to an end.
Reverand America by Kris Ksknussemm -- about an albino preacher who eventually finds himself running away from his past with a teen prostitute who is pregnant. The back of the book says it "sits between Flannery O'Connor & Carl Hiaasen....mixes the old with the new. A kicking and spitting true-to-life tale that is Saknussemm's most heart-rending to date".
One Man's Bible by Gao Xingjian -- About a man who talks to his German Jewish lover about his life under Mao Zhedong and the Chinese Cultural Revolution from 1966-76. "What emerges is a brutally frank portrait of someone intent on challenging conventional notions of history, philosophy and ethics. By no means a victim, he stands in judgement of only himself."
Krampus by Gerald Brom -- looks like an urban paranormal/semi-horror story about how Krampus, the Yule Lord, was imprisoned by Santa Claus & his magic stolen away. Krampus wants his revenge & wants Yule back.
California Bones by Greg van Eekhout -- Getting late & I can't really find a way to summarise this easily. Here is the link to Goodreads
Grave Silence by Rose Beecham -- Lesbian mystery series written by an NZ artist (who now lives in the US with her partner). Pulled this off the library's LGBTI books list. A bit concerned about the fact that the back mentions that Rose Beecham is the mystery pen-name of the best selling lesbian romance writer Jennifer Fulton. I am hoping this isn't a bodice-ripper kind of story!
Bed time. More later.
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