Advantages: A big, thick, thought-provoking and challenging read Disadvantages: Might be to much for some people
This is a real gem of a book, weighing in at a hefty 918 pages for a mere £8.99. The thing that surprised me most of all was just how much ground Stephenson manages to cover. The plot is set in two time zones, World War 2 and the present day. Some of the ...
Advantages: Fine, enjoyable read which stimulates and informs Disadvantages: Maybe too long for some
This is easily the best book I've read so far this year. You know the kind, one that brings feeling s of disappoinment as the end nears. I wanted it to go on for at least a couple of hundred pages past the 900 provided.
It is written in the same vein ...
Advantages: Nothing else out there comes close Disadvantages: Nothing else out there comes close
This is Stephenson's masterwork. Forget Snow Crash and Zodiac (both good but not in this league - and, for my money, pass by The Diamond Age), this book sprawls across continents, drips nerd humour, history, cryptography and conspiracy theory from its eve ...
Advantages: A very entertaining read. Disadvantages: Some will be put off by the science fiction nature of the book.
A knock on the door at local midnight is never a good thing, even for the innocent man. It can only mean trouble or that a not so innocent is in trouble and wants your help in either escaping it or assistance in getting an even bigger menace put away. The ...
Advantages: Anita Blake Novel, brilliant gripping storyline Disadvantages: The start is slightly on the slow side
Here's another Anita Blake novel, and as I'm sure you are all aware, I am slowly going through every book of this series. This is the THIRD book in the series, and although I am encouraging you to buy this book, since the people who want to read this revi ...