For the most part, I enjoyed this novel for exactly what it was.  A quick, entertaining thriller.  The characters were suitably quirky,  maybe too much so, the author seemed to be trying a bit too hard.  But overall, it was easy and likeable.
Except the ending, which just left me thinking, DUH.  Not because of the […]

I couldn’t stand the main character.

The writing in this book unsettled me in the beginning.  There are no quotation marks.  Everything runs together.  But it ended up suiting the story really, really well.  The style was simple and powerful, and the characters were written in the same way.  Also, it didn’t feel like a single word was wasted.  Which can’t […]

This is a very good example of why one should have no expectations when going into a book. I wanted this book to be great. I thought this book was going to be great. A depression era traveling circus and all that entails? Awesome! The author’s voice being likened […]

Just started a new job, wanted something easy and light. And I got it from the FREE table at a garage sale over the weekend. Perfect.
It just mentioned John Irving. In passing, and along with just about every other novelist out there. But still. John.
Alright. I’ve finished. And I’m not entirely […]