Tag Archives: Reviews
Mike Hammer, first three books
In keeping with my interest in mystery fiction, I decided to take a step back into yesteryear and read a few Mike Hammer novels (Mickey Spillane). I forgot that I had the printed version on my bookshelf, so I bought … Continue reading
The Silkworm
The Silkworm is book 2 in the Cormoran Strike series by J. K. Rowling (writing under the pen name, Robert Galbraith). Written in 2014 (456 pages in Kindle), in this book we find private detective Cormoran Strike doing a tiny … Continue reading
The Cuckoo’s Calling
The Cuckoo’s Calling is book 1 in the Cormoran Strike series. Written in 2013 by J. K. Rowling under the pen name Robert Galbraith, this is a true mystery novel without any strange embellishments. 550 pages on Kindle. The protagonist … Continue reading
House of Earth and Blood
In keeping with my desire to limit my exposure to politics — and, thus, safeguard my sanity because, let’s face it, politics are insane these days — I have decided to read more. Which is new. I used to read … Continue reading
Deadpool and Wolverine
Saw Deadpool & Wolverine today. I was really looking forward to this. Thought it would be good for some real laughs. But I have to say, it wasn’t as good as the first Deadpool. Maybe it’s because I’m tired these … Continue reading
Movies: Twisters
Went to see Twisters with Daughter #2 yesterday. It’s not something that I would ordinarily bother to see in the theaters but Daughter wanted to see it so I played along. I was entertained. The movie centers around storm chasers, … Continue reading
The King of Elfland’s Daughter
I have banished most politics from my content consumption and that has left me with time for other things, such as reading. It’s been a while since I did much reading — most books are entirely too predictable for my … Continue reading