Books Review

19-11-2010
Red Wolf, by Liza Marklund[2,425 views]

Fifth book of a series based on the actions of journalist, Annika Bengzton and her family in Sweden.
03-10-2010
An Idiot Abroad: The Travel Diaries of Karl Pilkington[3,803 views]

This book is written as it is spoken by Karl Pilkington who hates travelling and would rather go down the road to eat English food in a beach front café than go touring round the world.
05-09-2010
Wagner’s Ring by John L. DiGaetani[1,885 views]

Wagner was a man of dirty habits and indulged in a very poor diet. He was a grouchy miserable old soul and sometimes stayed in bed for days without washing.
20-08-2010
Broken by Karin Slaughter[1,380 views]

The third book that features investigator Will Trent and Sara Linton who form the core of this novel and are testaments of the author’s ability to develop strong characters.
09-08-2010
The Killing Place by Tess Gerritsen[913 views]

This has all the ingredients of a good suspense, a bit of CSI forensic action and a great plot. The first chapter begins in Idaho with one of the American cults led by a charismatic figure that holds an entire congregation under his spell. It is vividly frightening and the way the feeling of abandonment is described in a foreign isolated place is jaw dropping.
18-07-2010
House Rules by Jodi Picoult[1,601 views]

This author has always produced a good story with an excellent buildup of the situation. This time it is an insight of the very much misunderstood condition Asperger’s Syndrome that can lead to great strains and misery on a family as well as the sufferer having to endure endless thoughtlessness and cruelty from outsiders.
02-07-2010
S**t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern[2,064 views]

This book is an excellent and funny read. It is not just a load of hilariously funny quotes and bad language it is also a brilliant heartfelt story, full of values and morals.
15-06-2010
The Beach by Alex Garland[2,353 views]

Richard, a twenty four year old English backpacker, escaping heartache and realities at home, spends his time searching for bigger and better places to see, eventually finding his way to Thailand.
23-05-2010
Innocent by Scott Turow[1,717 views]

Scott Turow presents Innocent the sequel to his 1987 ‘Presumed Innocent’ where Judge Rusty Sabich is again accused of murder, but this time it is of Barbara his bipolar suffering wife.
10-05-2010
Hellhound On His Trail by Hampton Sides[1,626 views]

The stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the international hunt for his assassin have created this story of all the characters involved in the murder of Martin Luther King Junior. It is well researched and wonderfully written with Hampton Sides having traveled miles through the towns and over routes in a great effort to talk with every neighbour and witness, making it a fascinating and well documented read on historical events, but reading like a thriller.
02-05-2010
The 9th Judgment by James Patterson[2,361 views]

Led by Sergeant Lindsay Boxes and a team of co-workers, and outside influences, she battles to solve two bloody crimes simultaneously, but with so many places to be and only one of her, Lindsay must rely on her friends and associates for support, but along with it she must put up with their brutal honesty. This time, Lindsay finds she is on her own as she investigates a high profile robbery.
21-04-2010
Tinkers by Paul Harding[2,388 views]

This is a simple thought provoking, highly descriptive and imaginative story with an ability of being dramatically moving without being maudling, of a door to door salesman Howard who remembers his fathers’ descent into dementia. After the death of his father Howard begins having epileptic seizures which later leads his wife into preparing to institutionalize him. Howard learns of her plans and disappears, leaving his wife and four kids, marrying again and starting a new life.
14-04-2010
The Rotten State of Britain by Eamonn Butler[4,135 views]

A witty book, based on research by the Adam Smith Institute, Britain's prestigious think tank, "The Rotten State of Britain" describes Britain as it is, steered by the Blair/ Brown’s gang of expense form MP’s, a dual leadership that has succeeded in achieving that sinking feeling in the U.K. New Labour has Britain on the brink of becoming a Police State.
10-04-2010
Seasonal Suicide Notes by Roger Lewis[4,037 views]

A book for those millions of souls for whom nothing has gone according to plan and who are as mad as a bag of monkeys, but introducing a sprinkle of humor and life becomes okay. Do not judge this book by its title. Seasonal Suicide Notes may sound depressing, but it isn’t.
04-04-2010
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest by Stieg Larsson[2,061 views]

Stieg Larssons’ The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest is an incredible successor to the previous books in the trilogy, bringing tears to your eyes.
28-03-2010
Bite Me by Christopher Moore 2010[6,686 views]

Third book of a trilogy and if you have missed the first two, Mr. Moore gets you up to speed regarding sexual innuendos, sarcasm and finally the fishnet stockings and all colorfully narrated.
24-03-2010
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer[3,285 views]

Eating Animals is about the writer’s quest to find out why we eat meat and where it really comes from. It alternates a stance and argument between vegetarians and omnivores, with some vegetarians feeling good about themselves, yet looking emaciated and ill, while omnivores feel ill yet externally look well. Also the philosophical questions, how come we can eat cows, pigs and chickens, (and in Thailand insects) when we can’t bring ourselves to eat dogs, (at least in the West)?
19-03-2010
Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt 2010[2,894 views]

Grieving from his daughter's untimely death, due to an asymptomatic heart condition, Roger and his wife Ginny leave their home on Long Island and move in with Harris, their widowed son-in-law, and his three children: Jessica, Sammy, and James.
08-03-2010
A Dead Line by Stella Rimington[3,392 views]

Dead Line is the fourth book in the Liz Carlyle series written by Stella Rimington, the former Director General of the Security Service MI5.
08-03-2010
The Godfather of Kathmandu by John Burdett[1,476 views]

The Thai detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep returns. He is a devout Buddhist who has found his guru, a Lama living in Kathmandu. Sonchai, struggling with a personal tragedy is investigating the murder of a Hollywood filmmaker when his boss Colonel Vikorn orders him to arrange a heroin deal that would cement Vikorm’s control of the illegal trading in Bangkok.