Gray Wolf Blog

Pretty good.

The Right Mistake: The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow

A good read – much more brutal than the movie would imply.

Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde

First 1/3 was interesting, but then bogs down, much like the actual proceedings.

Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution

Pretty interesting book. What goes around…

Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII’s Most Notorious Minister

Interesting book. Best parts are about his improvements to aerial photo reconnaissance.

Nazi Connection

First half of the book is pretty interesting, but bogs down later on.

First 2/3 has great stories, some which make you laugh out loud. Last 1/3 comes off the rails, but a good read overall.

Another Life: A Memoir of Other People

Focuses on Air Marshal Dowding. Would have been better with more first person accounts

With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain

Mailer’s best work – IMHO.

The Executioner’s Song

A quick and fun read.

The Graduate

Well written and re-searched.

The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia

Starts off strong, but tires in the later rounds. Mosley delivers for the most part.

The Long Fall

Well written and interesting. Good chapter on the origins of canning and lobster.

The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier

Fast paced and entertaining. The end is a bit of a mess. Characters seem plastic.

Good People

Started out with promise, but didn’t deliver.

The Blade Itself: A Novel

Strange and enjoyable book.

The Comedians (Penguin Classics)

Bourne Identity meets Upstairs / Downstairs. A bit stilted in places, but not bad overall.

The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment (Penguin Classics)

Drags for bit, but soldiers on.

Long Time No See

Well written with flawed, empathetic characters.

Fort Apache, The Bronx

One of the better non-Carrella based 87th books.

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