I fully realized I was being manipulated, and yet I couldn’t stop reading. The historical detail paired with engaging characters made the novel appealing
I thought the novelization of movie-making made the process a lot more interesting, capturing the energy, excitement, and mechanics
I found the book quite boring in the beginning, but the story got better when the narrative was moved from San Francisco to Chile
When Red discovers a new book about pandas, she can’t wait to read it! Except it’s about only one kind of panda, and red pandas are completely left out.
Stockholm by Noa Yedlin is a dark comedy about an older group of friends (late 60s, early 70s) attempting to keep secret the death of a friend
The romance part was a lot of fun for me to read. Those types of stories are usually not what I enjoy, but combined with a heist & the whimsical tale it worked
The book is thought provoking, and beautifully written. I’m very impressed how Ms. Brooks managed to write so much panoramic content in a relatively short book
I couldn’t figure out the point of the story, no deeper meaning, nothing about the greater good, or even getting justice for an injured party
A Time to Kill by John Grisham is very enjoyable and engaging. The story is interesting, the legal theories are fascinating, and the characters are believable
The author’s talent shines through, there are great passages here and there, but I had to trudge through hundreds of pages to find them.