Monday, November 14, 2016

"One Corpse too Many" be Ellis Peters

This is a bland, feel good style of mystery writing. I found the attention to Medieval life details slowed the book down. The final fight to the death was so predictable, that it turned me off from reading any more books in this series.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

"The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler

Another book read for my course at Carleton. Overall, I enjoyed it, especially Marlow's ironic humour. The gender and sexual orientation stereotypes were horrific. It's quite a tricky book for keeping track of all the murders and scams.

Friday, November 4, 2016

"Bogman" by R. I. Olufsen

This is without a doubt the worst written book I have ever read. The author, who is apparently a journalist, has no feel for dialogue or fiction writing overall. So stupid... she had the protagonist thinking thoughts, and then voicing them out loud. And I had solved the mystery halfway through, without even trying. That's what I get for buying a $2 e-book. I'll be more careful in the future.