Title: The Last Refuge
Author: Ben Coes
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: November 15, 2016
When was the book published: 2012
Main Characters: Dewey Andreas, Kohl Meir, Abu Paria
What happens? Iranian evil forces kidnap Kohl Meir in order to try and execute him for killing during an operation where he saved Dewey's life. At the same time, the pesky Iranians are about to float a nuclear bomb into Tel Aviv and blow it up.
How long was this? 402 pages
Did I like this? barely readable. one dimensional characters. bad guys who are evil to the core. good guys who are good, believe in good, and act good.
Overall grade: C-
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet
Title: Sweet Lamb of Heaven
Author: Lydia Millet
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 11/11/2016
When was the book published: 2016
Main Characters: Anna, daughter Lena, husband Ned, Don who runs the motel, boyfriend Will, Kaye, Burke and Gabe, the two Lindas, brother Solly
What happens? Anna gets pregnant with Lena, Ned wants nothing to do with her, Anna runs away from Anchorage to a motel in Maine and hides, Ned becomes a politician and wants her back.
How long was this? 250 pages
Did I like this? At times yes, at times the stuff about language and God just lost me
Overall grade: B+
Author: Lydia Millet
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: 11/11/2016
When was the book published: 2016
Main Characters: Anna, daughter Lena, husband Ned, Don who runs the motel, boyfriend Will, Kaye, Burke and Gabe, the two Lindas, brother Solly
What happens? Anna gets pregnant with Lena, Ned wants nothing to do with her, Anna runs away from Anchorage to a motel in Maine and hides, Ned becomes a politician and wants her back.
How long was this? 250 pages
Did I like this? At times yes, at times the stuff about language and God just lost me
Overall grade: B+
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Home by Harlan Coben
Title: Home
Author: Harlan Coben
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: November 2, 2016
When was the book published: 2016
Main Characters: Myron Bolitar, Win, Mickey Bolitar, Patrick and Rhys, fat buddha, Nancy and Chick and Brooke (Win's cousin), Myron's fiance Terese
What happens? Two boys are abducted from Nancy's house, and Win finds one of them 10 years later after getting an anonymous email leading him to London. He hasn't seen Myron for a year, but he calls him ("articulate") and asks for his help. They start in London and eventually come back to the original crime to find the brutal truth.
How long was this? 385 pages
Did I like this? Sensational story, usual Coben plot twists all the way to the last page
Overall grade: A
Author: Harlan Coben
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: November 2, 2016
When was the book published: 2016
Main Characters: Myron Bolitar, Win, Mickey Bolitar, Patrick and Rhys, fat buddha, Nancy and Chick and Brooke (Win's cousin), Myron's fiance Terese
What happens? Two boys are abducted from Nancy's house, and Win finds one of them 10 years later after getting an anonymous email leading him to London. He hasn't seen Myron for a year, but he calls him ("articulate") and asks for his help. They start in London and eventually come back to the original crime to find the brutal truth.
How long was this? 385 pages
Did I like this? Sensational story, usual Coben plot twists all the way to the last page
Overall grade: A
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