snehurka?
Giraffe
J.M. Ledgard
The story of a group of giraffes that end up in Prague zoo in the mid 70’s as told through the eyes of various individuals who interact with the animals during the journey to Prague and when they are settled at the zoo.
Beautifully written, it’s episodic, rambling nature robs the book of narrative momentum.
The novel feels like it’s going nowhere until the last 90 pages when the story comes together to a point in magnificent fashion.
Points are taken off for making me fall asleep reading it…
Rating: B+
B+, Books, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Rated
B+, Books, Fiction, Mainstream Fiction, Rated
15:47, February 10th 2010
rhapsody?
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
Alan Alda
Short, enjoyable but incomplete feeling autobiography from the well loved star of the MASH tv series
Rating: B+
Autobiography, B+, Books, Non-Fiction, Rated
Autobiography, B+, Books, Non-Fiction, Rated
09:06, February 5th 2010
dwenda?
The Steel Remains
Richard Morgan
Astonishingly good, brutal fantasy from the writer of rather good, brutal SF Noir.
Twists the fantasy template in interesting ways for fabulous effect.
Lead characters Ringil, Archeth and Egar are war heroes, veterans of a brutal conflict living with the compromises forced upon them by the political fallout of the aftermath.
Rating: A+
A+, Books, Fiction, Rated, fantasy
A+, Books, Fiction, Rated, fantasy
22:43, February 2nd 2010