The Financier
It wasn’t interesting, but it wasn’t dull. Didn’t really care much about any of the characters, but still finished the book.
It wasn’t interesting, but it wasn’t dull. Didn’t really care much about any of the characters, but still finished the book.
Too many characters, half of which are dull and pointless. Easy to skim.
Parker finished what Chandler started. Shoo-fly to the max.
Disturbing life well told by Carlo. Might want to re-consider flipping people off.
Overly complicated, but the story moves along.
The first 100 pages are interesting, but then it bogs down
The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
There can’t be many authors who grew up next to their eventual subject. No one comes out looking good in this book.
Second in the Lomax series. Not bad.
Last 1/3 of this book is the best.
Not bad for a first effort.
The first third of this collection was enjoyable, but it gradually bogged down and I had to give up. Like most short story collections, the one’s you wish were longer are too short and the one’s you wish were shorter are too long.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition
First half is interesting, but bogs down after that.
The Broken Seal: The Story of Operation Magic and the Pearl Harbor Disaster.
Lawyer as sleuth can get a bit tedious, but this one is ok.
I was prepared for a mea culpa, but found a lot of interesting material. It’s not over yet.
Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider’s Tale of Greed, Fraud, and Ignorance
Author has a good franchise going. Seems to spill over into fiction at times.
About half the book is about lineage and Egyptian mythology. Some interesting chapters.
Packed with detail. A bit dated, but not bad overall.
The Dortmunder series is pretty good.