Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
I could certainly see this being made into a movie or TV series. It has the feel of a well written screenplay flushed out into a novel. A tight, suspenseful, fa...
Tag: Fiction
A wise, bighearted, and hilarious look at one teenager’s life? Or a pretentious, self-conscious coming of age story?
I guess after pushing through and finishing it, I could see what the author was going for but it still felt forced and over-the-top. For me, it leaned more towa...
You Will Never Be Found by Tove Alsterdal
In a way very similar to the first book in this series, I enjoyed the underlying mystery but not the relationship aspects of the lead character; the background ...
The Basel Killings by Hansjörg Schneider, Mike Mitchell (Translator)
The best part of the book was the novel setting and culture; seeing a different part of the world through someone else's eyes. But I can't say that I was wowed...
We Know You Remember by Tove Alsterdal
For the most part, an enjoyable mystery exploring crime, relationships and history in a small community where privacy is hard to come by and everyone knowing ev...
Book Review: The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
The odd thing about The Last White Man is that it is better at exploring family dynamics and relationships than saying anything about race or skin color... but ...