Archive for the 'Book Reviews' Category

Book Review: As The Crow Flies, Jeffrey Archer

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

I really enjoyed this book as it was very different to what I expected from Archer.  I'd always assumed he wrote exclusively murder-mystery but this novel, set in England in the early 20th century was a refreshing change.
It follows the life of a young barrow boy caled Charlie Trumper who builds up his grocery cart […]

Book Review: The Brethren, John Grisham

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Another disappointing read really so it's another book I'm glad I've finished.  The story itself was ok, it followed a group of imprisoned judges who operated a blackmail scam from prison that targeted closet homosexual professionals and also upon a man who the CIA had decided to pupeteer to become the next president - who, […]

Book Review: Monster, Jonathan Kellerman

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

It's rare that I give up on a book completely but my pleasure rfom this rubbish came from the exhileration I felt closing it for good, about 1/3 of the way through.
The book I guess tries to be a psychological thriller about a madman who mubled crypic details about current murders whilst he's locked up […]

Book Review: The Righteous Men, Sam Bourne

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

I tend to treat comparisons with "The Da Vinci Code" as a red flag when reading book reviews but I'm trying to clear out all the books people have left me.
The reviews on the back come from such credible sources as the "Sunday Express" and the book has a "Richard and Judy Recommends" sticker on […]