It is with a heavy heart that I post a not stellar review of this book. This is the third book in a row from my local library book club that I did not really like. I would say I liked this one more than the other two, so there’s that? I was surprised to see a number of my friends give this one fours and fives. For my taste I would give it a three on average. I was optimistic at the beginning, and […]
Not as Compulsively Suspenseful as I Had Hoped
This mystery/suspense novel set in Minnesota was my book club’s pick for February, and I was excited to read a debut that had won or been a finalist for several mystery awards and was penned by a criminal defense attorney. However, my overall reaction was, “Meh.” On paper, there was a lot to like about this book and its narrator/hero. Joe Talbert is a slightly older than average college student, who has transferred up to the University of Minnesota from Austin, Minnesota (home both to […]
The Life We Bury
Joe Talbert is a typical college student, procrastinating assignments until the last minute. And this assignment is a big one. He has to interview an elderly person and write a biography about that person for a class. Having no family nearby, he finds himself driving to a nearby nursing home. After talking with the director, he is introduced to a resident, Carl Iverson. Carl had spent the last 30 years in prison after being convicted of murder and rape of his fourteen year old neighbor. […]