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Archive for the 'Books' Category
Ten Thousand Sorrows
Raw, visceral and honest. Won’t make Ralph Reed’s book list.
Medal of Honor
Some interesting facts and history about the medal. The Mike Wallace commentary adds nothing.
Medal of Honor: Profiles of America’s Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present
Early Autumn
One of the more different Spencer novels. Good for an afternoon.
The Talisman
Weird and disjointed.
Lush Life
A wandering, disjointed tale. Takes a while to get going. If you haven’t read anything by Price, I’d recommend Clockers over this.
Fatal Beauty
This book is a combination of unraveling sweater and car wreck.
Spare Change
I’ve read almost everything by Parker. The Sunny Randall series is the least interesting.
Up In Honey’s Room
Picks up where the NYT serial left off with the Marshall chasing escaped POWs.
Split Images
Reading Elmore is like floating down a river on a warm summer day.
The Republic of Pirates
Very well researched. A lot of interesting facts and stories.
Mad Dogs
30 pages of back story nearly 2/3rds of the way through. At least it was easy to skim.
Hunter’s Moon
Keeps you involved. Weird and twisted.
Wolves, Jackals and Foxes
A lot of details and some pretty weird stories. Goes on a bit too long, but easy to skim the parts of no interest.
Wolves, Jackals, and Foxes: The Assassins Who Changed History
South of Shiloh
If you are not interested in the Civil War, some of the detail may make your eyes glaze over. Pretty good read overall.
The Golden Warrior
Plenty of detail. Post 1919 part a bit tedious. Sheds light on the differences between legend and fact.
The Golden Warrior: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Captain Blood
I kept seeing Errol Flynn but found the book surprisingly engaging. Keeps a brisk pace.
Soul Circus
A lot of surprises, especially at the end.
Right as Rain
How Strange and Quinn met – pretty good. A bit convoluted at the end.
