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the chalk man

This was an enjoyable enough read, but I felt like it was trying to ride on the coattails of the It/Stranger Things success. The book wasn’t really long enough (it was less than 300 pages) to fully develop the characters in the manner of  It. Ironically, I got the recommendation …

elevation

I received this new Stephen King book for Christmas and finished reading it last night. Clocking in at just under 150 pages, that wasn’t much of a feat. And since I finished it yesterday it doesn’t count towards my 2019 quota of a book a month. I guess I better …

the clinic

This psychological suspense novel, written by Jonathan Kellerman was ok. I had trouble getting into it. And just when I started paying attention, he kind of skimped on the ending. I mean, I can probably guess which way it went, but not being that familiar with the main character (who …

i, alex cross

Of all of the James Patterson novels, the Alex Cross series is definitely the best. I feel like the earlier novels are better than the current ones, but I still enjoy them nonetheless. I’m still on track for reading one book a month this year. Not a very lofty ambition …

memory man

In this well-written story by David Baldacci, a man with perfect memory has to solve a crime (one that has ties to his family being murdered previously). There were a lot of things in this book that required a suspension of disbelief, but it was engaging. I’d try another one …