Completed Books

It's a fair accusation to say that I enjoy collecting, researching, and writing about books just as much as I enjoy reading them - but let this post serve to prove that I do finish one once in awhile!

I have mixed feelings about We, The Jury. On one hand, it reminded me of my greatest television love: Law and Order - and I did keep eagerly flipping pages. It also managed to make the many different narrators distinct, which is no easy feat. The ending, however, was unexpected and a little anti-climatic. A worthwhile read, but not an amazing one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geddy signing someone else's book (sigh)

My feelings about Mr. Lee are decidedly not mixed (so much hero worship) and I was very, very excited to open this book on Christmas morning. The photography is gorgeous and it turns out that Geddy and I have one thing in common, anyway - we both obsess over things we love. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone will ever take pictures of my book collection! I learned a great deal about the history of bass development and construction, and enjoyed imagining the book read in Geddy's voice!

I read Good Omens in preparation for the upcoming Amazon Prime series. I was delighted to see Death make an appearance and I became quite fond of Crowley, Anathema, Newt, and Adam Young (a stand in for "young Adam" [read: all of us]). It did take me a long time to finish, however, unlike most Pratchett books and there were moments of lag throughout.

I've been reading my way through the King canon since I loved The Outsider so much. The narrator of Revival is its great strength; I felt like I could "listen" to him forever. The setting was also strong and convincing. The weakness in this one was the brief burst of supernatural elements at the end. It felt unconvincing, wasn't overly frightening, and was stopped with a bullet (that's always boring).