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the handmaid’s tale (book)

While post-apocalyptic might be my favorite genre, dystopian is my second favorite. This novel really delivered. I only wish I would have read it before I watched the show (which is also excellent). I tend to enjoy books more if I read them before watching their tv or movie counterpart. …

proving ground

Way back when, I read another book by this same author, Peter Blauner, and I couldn’t put it down. If I recall correctly, I stayed up half the night reading it. Unfortunately, the same was not true for this novel. While good, it didn’t pull me in like that. I …

cradle and all

This wasn’t my favorite James Patterson novel, but at least it wasn’t written by one of his “co-authors”. I’m not a fan of his non-thriller stuff, either. But, I will give it this much, it didn’t take long to read. The story was about two teenage girls who were pregnant …

good omens

I’m sure this was a good book, but I was rather distracted while reading it, so I can’t say for sure. But Neil Gaiman is an excellent author, so I’m probably right. I guess I’ll have to watch the series to find out. My rating: 3/5

the killing hour

Not sure where this book came from, but it was in my pile, so I read it. It was about a killer who would take two women, kill one of them and leave the second woman somewhere remote. He would leave clues with the first woman as to the location. …