Munichs by David Peace
The first David Peace book I ever read was The Damned Utd. I had no idea I was reading a “David Peace book.” I know that sounds like a weird way to look at it but Peace’s style is so distinct in its repetition, bringing the banal to life whether you want to it to or not. I’ve heard it be described as an “occult” writing style because of the way he hides things within his story. Seems accurate to me. The Damned Utd. was good AND accessible, […]
Tokyo Redux by David Peace
Read as part of CBR15Bingo: getaway. I’m swapping this one out for “violence (banned).” Though this book is plenty violent. Plus, I really want an excuse to write about this book and make it count for CBR15Bingo. I don’t know what to say really. This trilogy wrecked me. And to think, I wouldn’t have picked it up if not for journalist Max Read’s suggestion. I read the last three books of David Peace’s Red Riding Quartet last year and you can look at the tag […]
Red Cat by Peter Spiegelman
You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy
Gangland by Chuck Hogan
Death and the Good Life by Richard Hugo
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington by Alexa Coe
Britt-Marie Was Here by Frederik Backman
Occupied City by David Peace
Sleepless City by Reed Farrel Coleman
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Run Time by Cathy Ryan Howard
Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline
None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
The Club by Ellery Lloyd
Not in Bronxville by Rita K. Farrelly
Unquestionably the worst month in the calendar. Red Cat*** It’s not the writer’s fault that I just finished Robert Kolker’s excellent Lost Girls in light of the apprehension of the man they think is the Gilgo Beach murderer. But my threshold for murdered sex workers was low going into this. I only finished it because it filled a specific square for my library summer reading game. It’s not bad; the mystery is done well but it doesn’t stand out as far as the rest of […]
Tokyo Year Zero by David Peace
What often grates me about David Peace’s endless style of repetition works here. Whereas his Red Riding Quartet was full of a bunch of self-loathing white policemen and journalists who couldn’t deal in a world their fathers had built, Tokyo Year Zero has a more compelling lead detective: a man who may or may not have committed a war crime in China now operating as a police officer in the first year of Allied occupation in Tokyo. His nation has lost and must now deal with […]
The Burning Room by Michael Connelly
Nineteen Eighty Three by David Peace
Black Dahlia Avenger: A Genius for Murder by Steve Hodel
And There He Kept Her by Josh Moehling
The Crossing by Michael Connelly
The Nice Guys by Charles Ardai
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe
Happy Holidays! Here are the books I finished this month that didn’t merit full reviews due to time constraints and/or a lack of 250 words to describe them… The Burning Room**** Usually with Bosch books, I can tell within the first 30 pages if they’re gonna be good or not. This one was different. I didn’t have a sense for it at first and had a little trouble connecting with it but it turned out to be great. I liked Connelly’s integration of Lucia Soto, […]
The Golden Cage by Camilla Läckberg
Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
The Lost Village by Camilla Sten
The Hot Beat by Robert Silverberg
Your Book, Your Brand: The Step-By-Step Guide to Launching Your Book and Boosting Your Sales by Dana Kaye
Nineteen Seventy Seven by David Peace
The Family Game by Catherine Steadman
The Other Side of Night by Adam Hamdy
Nineteen Eighty by David Peace
Ex Machina, Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Destroy All Monsters (Reckless, Vol.2) by Ed Brubaker
The Ghost in You (Reckless, Vol.3) by Ed Brubaker
Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
A happy and blessed Thanksgiving to all who observe! Here is my list of readings that I got to in November that didn’t merit a longer review… The Golden Cage*** Part 1: Ma’am, wyd? Part 2: Good for her! Part 3: Good for…her? Also, kinda sad. Epilogue: Good for her! This is a good, trashy beach read. I just wish there had been less on Faye’s shady past- which wasn’t filled in well-and more on the machinations to destroy her husband’s business. Also, I’m not […]
