Monday, June 18, 2012

A Crap-ton of Non-crap books

Edge of Dark Water by Joe R. Lansdale: good book.  Adventure story, interesting, colorful, and fast paced.  Graphic descriptions of dead bodies.  Set in Texas (add a star!). 

Royal Wulff Murders by Keith McCafferty: lots of description of fly fishing should immediately appeal to people who have knowledge of that.  Nice depictions of nature.  And for the mystery - well, I didn't catch on until about 2 paragraphs before the main character did, so that means that bit was well done!  Disliked the romances - one love interest was too stereotypical and not robust enough as a character, and the other was left open.  (I smell a sequel?)

The Cove by Ron Rash: wow.  Just.  wow.  It wasn't what I expected, wrapped in a box with a neat little bow.

Julia's Child by Sarah Pinneo: this one isn't going to bring the literary world to its knees or anything, but if you're a mom who has ever stressed out about what you are feeding your kid, this main character will be stealing the words from your mouth.  Nice beach read if you're that mom.

Home by Toni Morrison: never have liked Toni Morrison.  Still don't.  WTF, seriously?  I just don't get it.

Redshirts by John Scalzi: Love, love, love, loved it!!  Such a fun read.  If you are a Star Trek fan, or if you make fun of "Star Trek physics" or non-sensical plots, read this!  I totally Trek-geeked out, laughed, and seriously enjoyed.


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