It wasn’t until I was 21 that I learned about Stephen King. Watching the ’80s miniseries in the holiday season of 2001, on SciFi (yes, dating myself quaintly aren’t I!), I became an instant fan. That said, the rambling paper pantheons he built, like many a spider from his own book made it hard […]
A few weeks ago, I learned that in the US, April is National Poetry Month. Details in the link below. Loving literature, almost always also means loving poetry. And I am a lover of poetry in any language I can understand and appreciate. I will try to write here, in appreciation of poetry, a […]
I must begin with a confession. I heard of Erle Stanley Gardner as a teen and picked up his novels and fell in love with the massive caseload of legal pulchritude. This was all the way back in India, where I hardly understood some of the legal finesse, but always waited for the last page […]
I once stopped a Vincent Flynn Book on CD disk and heaved the whole set in the recycle bin as quickly as I could. It was the first CD, and within 5 minutes, the author with his intolerable right wing swill, which by the way was all about attacking the left wing, did away with […]
I love Koontz. Therefore, I pick up every book of his I can. This one was a repeat, again on Audio. Koontz has a way with words that makes his paranormal/supernatural books very suitable for listening. With this in mind, I picked up this book. He did a great job of introducing the dog, Nicky, […]
If something ever needed crossing, it was the plot of this book, from dithering to interesting. However, it is too late. Robert Bosch, like so many run of the mill characters that you can’t refrain from, never seems to tire, retirement or not. Authors like Connelly have the same problem over and over. They make […]
Stephen King is one of my favorites, and I always look forward to a book I pick up. Needful Things, a long, winding tale was no exception. It is very well authored in the beginning. Character development is a la King, very rich, playful and taunting. The plot also forms quite well, and you get […]
Big Data is now more than hype, which however wont stop from those who wish to hype things away from reality from continuing to do so. If you want a clear and concise book on Big Data, or are like me, never able to stay away from any refresher, well this book is for […]
Like any great author out there, Dean Koontz has written GREAT books, some okay books and some really crappy ones. I forget the name of one of his more recent novels that I had the misfortune of listening to in 2017. It was really awful. Since then, I had not had the opportunity to […]
Well, to me, EVERY day is Book Lovers’ Day. But, in the US, confusingly enough, August 9th and sometimes the first Saturday in November are considered Book Lover’s Day. November makes a bit of sense because it is also NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writer’s Month! The origins of the Book Lover’s Day(s) though are […]
