After reading this entire book, I still have no idea what it was about. The central character, McGlue, is always drunk, though it's not clear why. He is befriended by Johnson, who he ends up killing. Again, it is not clear why. There is lots of time at sea, and ultimately lots of time in jail. The narration is first person and much, if not most of it, makes no sense. I got nothing out of the book and would not recommend it.

great book

What if we could bring back the dinosaurs, only this time we could edit the genes so that the dinosaurs were not aggressive? Would that be enough? Or would we want to also bring back neanderthal man? Would that then be enough? Or would we then want to use some of the neanderthal genes to improve our genome? And where would this all lead? This is the setting for this wonderful and yet truly frightening story. You will not be disappointed!

such a good thriller was on the edge of my seat most of the book

A great summer book

Ironically, this book could have been called “Nothing Special” as there was really northing to it. A young Irish girl goes out on a date with a man she does not like. She is revolted by all his choices and attempts to please her and to keep her safe. When they are finally alone in a park and he tries to tell her how he feels, she runs away in horror, only to return home and tell her mom that she will marry him. ??

This is one of those books where it starts off looking like it is about one thing, but it is really about something else, and even that isn’t completely clear. The author leads you along the path of discovery where many of the characters are not who they appear to be. Reading this is like discovering new stories along the way. And, as always, child’s central character, Jack Reacher, is enigmatic. I enjoyed this book very much.

This is sort of an odd book in that it is partially a coming-of-age story, but it is also about a girl who is realizing she is gay. And she and her mother are being abused by her father. But the weirdest thing is the setting; a reenactment of a Iron-age settlement in the woods of England. I’ll admit that at the beginning I wasn’t that excited about the book. But then as the breadcrumbs drop about what is really going on, I could not put it down. It is definitely worth staying with it until the end. My only real objection is that is written entirely without quotation, with multiple people speaking within a paragraph, and that takes some extra work when reading it.

This is a wonderful compilation of short stories, many of which are told from an interesting and unexpected point of view. They will open your eyes and make you think, but mostly they will make you laugh out loud. If you are looking for something enjoyable or a pick-me-up, this is the book for you!

This story takes place in London, on a close, which is a street that has only one way in and one way out. And that is important because the precipitating incident involving the neighbors on this street is the result of a neighbor being fed up with his new neighbor’s inconsiderate use of the road. In true British style, this all still sound civilized, but the resulting murders, yes, there are more than one, are anything but. This is an outstanding Who-Done-It and I can’t wait to read something else by this author.