Monday, November 30, 2020

Nobody Move, by Denis Johnson

Title: Nobody Move
Author: Denis Johnson
Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Audiobook
Started: 11/23/2020
Finished: 11/30/2020

Loved this one the first time I read it. Still liked it, but not quite as much this time around. 

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Agent in Place, by Mark Greaney

Title: Agent in Place
Author: Mark Greaney
Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Kindle Edition
Started: 11/25/2020
Finished: 11/29/2020

Another entertaining Gray Man novel. 

Friday, November 27, 2020

Anxious People, by Fredrik Backman

Title: Anxious People
Author: Fredrik Backman
Purchased from Amazon.com Kindle Edition
Started: 11/21/2020
Finished: 11/27/2020

Also a book club book for a different group than the last post.  I LOVED this book.  One of the best I've read all year, and I've read some good ones. Life affirming, just fantastic. 

The Guest List, by Lucy Foley

Title: The Guest List
Author: Lucy Foley
Purchased hardback from Kramer Books in DC
Started: 11/14/2020
Finished: 11/27/2020

Book club book, my wife and I read it aloud over a couple of weeks.  Very entertaining, especially read that way.  Enjoyed this quite a bit. 

Monday, November 23, 2020

Dachshund through the Snow, by David Rosenfeld

Title: Dachshund through the Snow
Author: David Rosenfeld
Borrowed from Fairfax County VA Public Library Audiobook
Started: 11/20/2020
Finished: 11/23/2020

First audiobook in a while, these Andy Carpenter books are fun and easy listens. 

Saturday, November 21, 2020

The Time Machine Did It, by John Swartzwelder

Title: The Time Machine Did It
Author: John Swartzwelder
Purchased from amazon.com Kindle Edition
Started: 11/2/19/2020
Finished:  11/21/2020

I've had this on my wishlist for years, finally pulled the trigger.  It's a very funny book, but also very short.  


Thursday, November 19, 2020

Gunmetal Gray, by Mark Greaney

Title: Gunmetal Gray
Author: Mark Greaney
Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Kindle Edition
Started: 11/15/2020
Finished: 11/19/2020

Best of the Gray Man series so far, honestly very enjoyable. 

Saturday, November 14, 2020

SPQR II: The Catiline Conspiracy, by John Maddox Roberts

Title: SPQR II: The Catiline Conspiracy
Author: John Maddox Roberts
Borrowed from Fairfax County VA Public Library Kindle Edition
Started: 11/12/2020
Finished: 11/14/2020

Second in this SPQR ancient Rome detective series. Not bad, not great. 

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett

Title: The Vanishing Half
Author: Brit Bennett
Purchased hardback from amazon.com
Started: 11/8/20202
Finished: 11/11/2020

Book club choice, not as literary as I expected.  More of a quick beach read. Ok but not my favorite. 

Sunday, November 8, 2020

Back Blast, by Mark Greaney

Title: Back Blast
Author: Mark Greaney
Borrowed from Worcester County MD Public Library Kindle Edition
Started: 11/5/2020
Finished:11/8/2020

Probably the best of the Grey Man novels so far. Faint praise if you've read my other reviews, but still, credit where do -- very entertaining. 

Thursday, November 5, 2020

SPQR I: The King's Gambit

Title: SPQR I: The King's Gambit
Author: John Maddox Roberts
Borrowed from Fairfax County VA Public Library Kindle Edition
Started: 11/2/2020
Finished: 11/5/2020

I'd swear I'd read this one before, but it wasn't in my list. Enjoyable but didn't love it. 

Monday, November 2, 2020

Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories, by Ellen Datlow

Tis the season for haunted stuff, so I picked this one up mostly to see how I would like the writing of Nathan Ballingrud whom I had seen recommended elsewhere.  Most of the stories were very good, and I only recognized one as something I'd read before.  Overall enjoyable.