Having now finished the trilogy of novellas, I’m impressed.
It’s a complex plot with many twists and turns. AND the relationship between nerdy Eve and the psycho killer makes a lot more sense than in the TV show.
Luke Jennings is an excellent writer.
Larson’s 2021 book is entirely different than his historical novels based on real characters in history.
For some reason — he decided to write a ghost story.
And it’s only available as an audio book.
A group of researchers sets sail for the Isle of Dorn in the North Atlantic in 1905 to explore the cause of several mysterious disappearances, most notably a family of four who vanished without a trace after a week-long holiday on the island. Led by Professor James, a prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research, they begin to explore the island’s sole cottage and surrounding landscape in search of a logical explanation.
The idyllic setting belies an undercurrent of danger and treachery, with raging storms and unnerving discoveries adding to the sense of menace. As increasingly unexplainable events unfold, the now-stranded investigators are unsure whether they can trust their own eyes, their instincts, one another—or even themselves.
It’s quite good, actually. If you like Larson’s non-fiction, you’ll enjoy this too.
The author is one of the readers of the audio book.
As a teen, I wasn’t a big fan of Foundation — the book series — though I loved everything else written by Asimov.
Too sprawling.
It must have been intimidating to try to produce a coherent TV show.
Foundation chronicles “…the thousand year saga of The Foundation, a band of exiles who discover that the only way to save the Galactic Empire from destruction is to defy it.” …
Goyer pitched the series in one sentence: “It’s a 1,000-year chess game between Hari Seldon and the Empire, and all the characters in between are the pawns, but some of the pawns over the course of this saga end up becoming kings and queens.” …
Casting is excellent. Lee Pace is particularly good as Brother Day.
It’s beautiful to look at. Skillfully done. Critics love the show but it’s only 70% on Rotten Tomatoes.
I’ll probably continue to season 2. But it’s not must-watch for me.
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The excellent TV series Killing Eve was based on this book series. The TV show is better — though the book is well written. Well researched.
It would appear — at the start — to be yet another Russian female super assassin. Villanelle is not much different than the last 6 Russian sexy super killers I’ve encountered. Another La Femme Nikita.
The slightly new twist is exploring Villanelle’s weird personal connection of sex and death.
In any case, I’ll be reading the next 2 books in the series.
Daylight is the 3rd book in the Atlee Pine series.
The writing is not great — but the plot kept me going.
I do like Pine, a badass FBI agent.
VERY motivated to find out what happened to her kidnapped twin sister.
The Flight Attendant is a novel by Chris Bohjalian, published on March 13, 2018.
It was quickly adapted for TV. AND a second season has already been lit. It’s had great reviews. Especially for Kaley Cuoco playing the hot mess alcoholic party … girl?
The TV show is better than the book. Quite entertaining. Of course the plot is silly silly.
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The plot premise hooked me right away. Woman has a drunken one night stand — wakes up next morning to find the guy dead. His throat slashed.
BUT the rest of the book is average at best.
Jamie Conklin can see dead people.
He lives with his single mother, Tia, in New York City.
In Later, the dead must answer Jamie’s questions honestly. This leads to some surprising incidents.
For example, a criminal known as “Thumper” committed suicide after planting one final bomb somewhere in the city. Jamie gets the dead Thumper to reveal the hidden bomb’s location.
It’s a good short novel.
Jeffery Archer is a terrific story teller.
His most recent series features Detective William Warwick. In book 1 he’s a stumbling, bumbling rookie. But with potential.
I enjoyed it.
William somehow becomes intrinsically involved in two separate — simultaneous — court cases. It’s an interesting plot.
Published August 2021, this book is set about 6 months before the pandemic.
It got great reviews and I do recommend it for everyone.
Stephen King is one of the most popular authors all time. Net worth is $500 million plus.
Though nobody ever called his books literature, he is one of the best story tellers. And Billy Summers is a great story.
Billy Summers is a killer for hire and the best in the business. But he’ll do the job only if the target is a truly bad guy. And now Billy wants out.
But first there is one last hit. Billy is among the best snipers in the world, a decorated Iraq war vet, a Houdini when it comes to vanishing after the job is done.
So what could possibly go wrong?
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I like King’s political activism. He hates Trump and most things GOP. Feels rich guys (like himself) should pay more tax.
This is book #26 in the Jack Reacher series. Quite good, in my opinion. Better than the previous Andrew Child book.
As always, Reacher stumbles into an incredible scenario … by accident.
He bumps into Michaela Fenton, an army veteran turned FBI agent, trying to find her twin brother, who might be mixed up with some dangerous people.
Fenton is a badass herself, a good compliment for Reacher.
This book kept me going from start to finish.
Rick McCharles 