The Genesis Code - John Case
Friday 7 October 2005 | Books - 2 Stars | Comments (0)
Reviews and the reading for some of John Case's later novels, many of which said to refer to his earlier work, pointed me in the direction of this novel. So I did just that and bought it to read on holiday. Unfortunately I can say that they were wrong.
The book stars interestingly enough and gives us our first glimpse of the main character Joe Lassiter, a seemingly very successful private investigator running his own highly regarded firm. It's here that the story started to encounter rocky ground.
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen book 2
Thursday 9 June 2005 | Books - 2 Stars | Comments (0)
This was quite a disapointment for me, having read the first series and being so taken in by the band of strange characters. I really did expect a lot from this, more of the Alan Moore magic. Yet it didn't deliver.
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Deception - Dan Brown
Tuesday 15 February 2005 | Books - 2 Stars | Comments (2)
Having read Angels and Demons then Da Vinci Code I was more than a little hopeful for this book and that it would grip me from the outset. It didn't. More than that, it annoyed me.
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy - Tim Burton
Sunday 14 November 2004 | Books - 2 Stars | Comments (0)
Tim Burton drops some of his short poems into a book accompanied by some very strange cartoons. It has some funny moments, and you will catch yourself smiling or the odd little giggle.
It makes for an interesting bathroom book, but not much more. After you've read it once you'll probably not touch it again for years.
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy - Tim Burton
Nobody True - James Herbert
Saturday 28 August 2004 | Books - 2 Stars | Comments (0)
Another one of the 3 for 2 books I got from Waterstones that pulled me back into devouring books.
I can remember my choice for the book as well, UK author, I love horror. Yet there was that book of his I read that was about fairies, nymphs and other such garden creatures, that was a stinker that hardly engaged me. Having said that there was Creed, that was a book that I remember to be really quite scary, grounded and very engaging, but that was a long time ago.