Finished Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors, by Matt Parker, which I enjoyed.
Now I’m reading Amethyst, by Rebecca Lisle.
Just read Cormac McCarthy’s The Passenger - loved it, amazing work to produce at nearly 90 years of age and quite distinct from his previous writing.
It’s easy enough to read but quite a difficult book I think - it doesn’t have a story like The Road or No Country for Old Men that you can just read straight up (it sort of does but it heavily fragments). Nor is it the relentless prose maelstrom that defines his Western books (and several twitter parody accounts). It’s bits of both styles with a clear influence from the physics and maths world he’s interacted with in his latter years.
The companion novel Stella Maris is released in a week or two.
The Dare by Lesley Kara
Not recommended.
An epileptic girl can not remember the details around her childhood friend’s death(a train hit her). Having had a seizure just as her friend was killed, she has struggled for life trying to remember if:
- Her friend tripped?
- Did they have an argument and our protagonist pushed her…
The gradual reveal and overall story does not live up to the interesting premise. It is not a long book, but by the end, I was disappointed in the direction everything took. If you would like to know because of the neat premise, I’ll spoil the gist:
She did not push her, but they were arguing. She had a seizure and her friend helped her, throwing her from the train tracks they were walking on. However, it was too late for her friend, who was hit and killed.
The really terrible part of the book was a long and pathetic revenge scheme by the friend’s living sister, which sunk the entire book and was not what I expected. Lame.
Thanks. 
Just downloaded and started listening to Righteous Prey by John Sandford.
Finished Amethyst, by Rebecca Lisle, which was okay. It’s a sequel to Copper, which is a much better book.
Now I’m reading The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another, by Ainissa Ramirez.
Finished Stephen King’s Fairy Tale. Loved it. Trying to figure out what to read next.
Finished The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another, by Ainissa Ramirez, which was very interesting.
Now I’m reading Three Miles Down, by Harry Turtledove.
Just started Dusty’s Diary series. Seems to be a sort of zombie apocalypse story based on the diary left by a survivor. So far it’s interesting and pretty funny. Not sure whether it’ll be worth the whole series, but I’ll finish the first book at least.
So, I started an Amazon Prime free book, Dean Koontz’s The Other Emily. I’m halfway through it and all I’ll say is he’s no Stephen King. (the book isn’t bad, but Fairy Tale is a tough act to follow)
Finished Three Miles Down, by Harry Turtledove. Meh.
Now I’m reading A Divine Language: Learning Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus at the Edge of Old Age, by Alec Wilkinson.
Finished the book. Meh. It was free. I’ve never read Dean Koontz, but have heard the name. Won’t be looking for more of his work.
Yeah, when I was a kid my aunt gave me some of his books, saying, “If you like King, you’ll love these!” Then I knew I should never consider her opinions again. 
The Mailman - Bentley Little
I’m about halfway through this book and am mainly reading it because Stephen King recommended Bentley Little numerous times on Twitter. This is my first book by him and at the halfway point, it’s quite good.
Has anyone read other Bentley Little books? He puts about a book almost every year and does almost no publicity. He has no presence on the internet, but does occasionally do interviews(I’ve read a couple since starting this book).
I’m curious what others thing of him.
Heh. “King” and “Koontz” both start with the same letter. That’s where any similarity ends.
That was my impression too, the one and only time I read anything by him.
I’m obviously somewhat insane, because I’ve read several books by Koontz, expecting a different result each time. And each time I was disappointed. I finally saw the light.
Now, having said that, there was one book that I might recommend: Intensity.
Just started rereading Stephen King’s The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams as I was in the mood for reading some short stories.
Interestingly, this book (along with a few others King has written) contains a shout out to me! Yes, I am Constant Reader!
Me too! I have a canvas library bag printed with “Constant Reader” and King’s signature.
(Not his real autograph, unfortunately)
Ahhhh, he has mentioned another…