It's been a while since I updated the books I'm reading as part of the
50 Book Challenge. Here they are with a few comments about each one.
37.
Star Trek: Worlds of DS9, Volume III
Proving again why outside of NF, the DS9 relaunch is the best thing happening in Trek literature right now.
36.
St Dale by Sharon McCrumb
Fascinating fictional story about the cult of personality that has built up around Dale Earnheart.
35.
A Taste for Death by P.D. James
A decent British muder-mystery.
34.
Separation of Power by Vince Flynn
Good bubble-gum reading. A spy-thriller in the vein of some of Tom Clancy's better novels. Part of an on-going series.
33.
Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
First of the Anita Blake novels. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
32.
Sideways by Rex Pickett
Basis for the Oscar nominated film. Great book. I can't wait to see the film on DVD (which I am sure will be no where as good!) I couldn't put it down.
31.
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
2nd of the Anita Blake novels. Starts to expand the universe a bit. All of these are page turners.
30.
DisneyWar by James Stewart
Fascinating look at the Michael Eisner run Disney.
29.
Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton
3rd Anita Blake novel.
28.
A Scanner Darkly by Phillip K Dick
Soon to be a movie. In typical PKD fashion, this one is mind-bending and full of parnoia. I cna only hope the movie is close to as good.
27.
Blinded by Stephen White
A decent thriller by White though the ending is a bit obvious.
26.
Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
Strong, hard SF novel that is a sequel to
Singularity Sky. Short-listed for the Hugo and I can see why.
25.
Coalescent by Stephen Baxter
I keep wondering--why do I read Stephen Baxter's books? They always start off well only to lose steam in the last half.
24.
Triggerfish Twist by Tim Dorsey
A mystery/thriller in the vein of Dave Barry or Carl Hiasson. There were parts that had me luaghing out loud. Surely Florida isn't this crazy...
23.
Three Nights in August by Buzz Bissinger
A fascinating look inside the moves made by manager Tony LaRussa during a critical three-game series with the Cubs in 2003. Easily as intricate, fascinating and page-turning as the best novels by Grisham. If you like baseball, you'll enjoy it. If you're not a a fan, this might help you understand why so many find it so fascinating.
posted by Michael Hickerson at 4/01/2005 09:50:00 AM |
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