Book Review Year 2 No 1
Jun. 30th, 2016 02:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smallhobbitSo, without further ado:
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Recommended by my good friend E. It's about Irene, a professional spy for the Library, which harvest fictions from different realities. There's steampunk, mechanical crocodiles, plots and counter-plots, thrills and spills,and is generally a good read. Worth trying if you want an adventure book that's in a different reality with an entertaining heroine.
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
I took this from one of those celebrity recommended book thingies, because it was different from anything I've read before. The descriptions of life in Louisiana were beautifully written - and I don't go in for descriptive generally. The plot was gripping, although the case was rather more physically than I read by choice. It's crime fiction, but one where I cared for the main protagonist and some of those around him.
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Yes, I am slowly reading the Discworld books. I enjoyed both these - I found I was keen to keep reading to find what happened to Mort, even when I knew I needed to go to sleep. And similarly with Men at Arms, I really wanted to know what happened. I don't feel the attraction others have for the 'verse, but the stories themselves did what a good story should do - encouraged me to keep turning the pages.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
I'm still not caught up with the stories. It feels predictable, and where there are twists I don't find them satisfying. And the Ministry of Magic pretending nothing is going wrong has to be my least favourite trope.
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
Recommended by my good friend E. It's about Irene, a professional spy for the Library, which harvest fictions from different realities. There's steampunk, mechanical crocodiles, plots and counter-plots, thrills and spills,and is generally a good read. Worth trying if you want an adventure book that's in a different reality with an entertaining heroine.
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
I took this from one of those celebrity recommended book thingies, because it was different from anything I've read before. The descriptions of life in Louisiana were beautifully written - and I don't go in for descriptive generally. The plot was gripping, although the case was rather more physically than I read by choice. It's crime fiction, but one where I cared for the main protagonist and some of those around him.
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
Yes, I am slowly reading the Discworld books. I enjoyed both these - I found I was keen to keep reading to find what happened to Mort, even when I knew I needed to go to sleep. And similarly with Men at Arms, I really wanted to know what happened. I don't feel the attraction others have for the 'verse, but the stories themselves did what a good story should do - encouraged me to keep turning the pages.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J K Rowling
I'm still not caught up with the stories. It feels predictable, and where there are twists I don't find them satisfying. And the Ministry of Magic pretending nothing is going wrong has to be my least favourite trope.
