I read only nonfiction for years. Now, I'm getting back into fiction. (he/him)
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In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings …
Solid story. I cried.
I listened to this on audio. I think I would've liked it better on paper as the crotchety part got a bit annoying out loud. The style is of a storyteller's distance, so I think I would've read it that way.
This was fun. It was gripping without any overt reason. A mystery without any of the general tropes.
It's a mystery told through couple's counseling. It dives into the characters and that's where the uncertainty comes from; who's lying to themselves or others? Unique idea and written well.
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in …
If you realize you're in for a macho action book, then you'll be pleasantly surprised that there's some nuance. (Of course, some not also.) These are a step above a pulp novel, and serve the same purpose.
I did realize what I like about these books though: Reacher comes up against a conspiracy, and Child is able to take us through the mystery without it getting too confusing with the complexity. (This is only the second one I've read though.)
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s …
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in …
Once at my parent's house when I couldn't sleep, I picked up a Reacher book. It was nice; consistent and simple. I'll try this series out, listening in the background in the evening.
To be truly brave, I believe a person has to be more than a little stupid.
Chapter - Rose 2
@trochee Yes, thank you. I didn't realize I'd completely felt this way also.
Wow. This is not a 'spy novel'. This is a novel about a much more realistic spy (as I'd heard le Carre writes); no 007. It's a fantastically deep character study; you feel like you know Pym better than he knows himself. There is some plot tension, but mostly it's this fascinating, dense story of a life, one spy's life.
As an American, the British colloquialisms coupled with the unreliable narrator (in one POV) got me quite confused. I sorted it out later in the book.
