My Book Reviews

I think this one is one of the best Jo Nesbo has written. It's far better than any of the Harry Hole episodes. I do have the feeling the book could have been a bit shorter than the 647 pages it is now. Maybe it is good for some people to have things double explained, for me the book could have been speeded up a bit. For the rest I can only admire Jo Nesbo for the excellend way he constructed this novel. It is tempting to tell a bit about the story, but I don't want to risk spoiling it for future readers. It certainly is good value for your money and a joy to read. I gave it 4 stars.

  Just like the other book about Chief Inspector Gorski, The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau. I loved it. Macrae Burnet has a clever way of writing. He proves that you don't need long constructed sentences to describe people, things and places. The way he describes the thoughts and feelings of one of the main characters, Raymond Barthelme, is amazing. I think the mind of a teenage boy does work like that. The novel is packed as a novel into another story. It is puzzling and it does make you want to explore facts yourself. For the main story, the novel, it's not really needed but it does give it a special ring. All in all a book I certainly can recommend.

  I highly recommend the novel. It's written in a clear crisp style that is very pleasant to read. The story is told from the persepctive of a suspect and of the investigating inspector. They both are outsiders in their own environment what almost gives them a relationship of some sort. I will not tell anything more, don't want to spoil the joy for others in reading this novel.

The story seems to be four stories, point of view from four different main characters surrounded by other people. The storylines get together further in the book. It's all wel constructed. I like it that Denis Mina is writing quite straight forward, but by doing this is hampers the reader a bit. During the first half of the book I often wondered: Who was this person again? It would take a page, sometimes even a bit more before I remembered/recognised what the person was about. The plot was very plausible and the whole book quite consistent. All in all a good read, I can recommend it. I gave it 4 stars.

  A very remarkable novel. Jon McGregor has his own punctuation and it works really good for him. This novel has an amazing amount of things happening. A lot of writers would need 4, maybe five times as many words to tell the story. The writer gives you pieces of a puzzle, tells you later where they fit. So you see the bigger picture later. The story is told from the perspective of the two main characters, David and Eleanor, except for one chapter. It is the story of love and perseverance, of misunderstanding, disappointments and misfortune. I was drawn into the story, felt for the characters and there were times I had difficulty to read on. It all became too much misery. In the end and looking back at the whole story it feels optimistic in it's own way, how surprising that was for me. All in all I loved the book and I would certainly recommend it.

Just finished the book and I need to express my feelings about it. It is not a book for people who like flowery words and romantic stories. It is raw and direct. For full disclosure, I was sent a copy of this book by the author for a fair and honest review. After receiving it and having a quick look, it seemed quite dark and gloomy. When I picked it up again and started reading, I had the idea of reading a little bit every following day. My plan didn't work, I just had to read on. The book consists of poetry, art work made by the author herself which emphasises the meaning of the words and a few more or less short pieces of prose which describes moods and situations. I am not an expert on poetry, but do know a bit about structure. Michelle Torez uses interrupted rhyme for her verses, which vary in length.  But poetry is more about feeling than structure to me. I felt the fear of letting oneself in for relations. In doing so you need to let go of protecting walls, making yourself vu...

A very sympathetic initiative of poet and editor Jacqueline Belle, this anthology of work written by members of the #writingcommunity / #writerscommunity *. The stories and poems of the chosen writers are being alternated by poems of the editor herself. The result is a very enjoyable book. It was a pleasure to read it. (Not just because there are two pieces of my hand included!) * Contains work by: Shylovedheart Jane Jago Sallie Moffitt Bella Rayne W.Rix Victory lll  Margaret Lindsay Holton Duncan Walters Barbara Avon Kathleen Cranidge Cheryl Burman Albert van der Steeg Melony Teague David DeWinter Julie Kusma Val Ormrod Jill Yoder Karen Honnor Carol Sheppard Jon Hart Melinda Lucas Doug Stuber Stoney deGeyter Duncan Wilson G.Quinn Rogers 3Mind Blight and of course editor and poet Jacqueline Belle