This is my third and final Morse book, at least for a while. After three in a row, I got kind of tired of him. Here, we’re dealing with the Oxford Foreign Examinations Syndicate. It’s a group that handles school exams all over the world, including the Persian Gulf (that may be important). The book starts with a disagreement about who will be joining the syndicate, and somehow the rebel of the group reverse-psychologys them into hiring a guy they don’t really want: Nicholas Quinn. […]
Morse the Second
The second Morse book starts with a man who has interviewed to be the headmaster of a school in Oxford, the Roger Bacon Comprehensive School. He meets a girl at a bus stop, and they hook up. Like you do. The girl turns out to be from the school. Her name is Valerie, and a year later, she is missing. Morse does not investigate the original missing person report. That was Chief Inspector Ainley, who was just killed in a car accident. Morse picks up […]
Inside the mind of a dull guy.
Forty-ninth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. I wanted to read this book because I was curious about the way Yoga fits into this story. I also believed that writing a funny novel about Yoga must be terribly difficult and since Jackson Radcliffe had taken this up, it must make for an interesting read. Jackson has written a 300 page story that revolves around the life of a really dull man named Dave who is seeking an escape from his dreary existence while he […]
The first Inspector Morse
I loved the Inspector Morse mystery shows, and was very sad when the actor who played him (John Thaw) passed away. I thought he was such an interesting, layered character. At least the way that Thaw played him. The first spin off, Inspector Lewis, is great. Lewis was always a great character on the show as well. And the new one, Endeavour? I freaking love that show and can’t wait until the next season. Young Morse may be even more intriguing than older Morse, although […]
This Constant Reader feels good about what Uncle Stevie has been up to lately.
About halfway through Revival, I realized something — how much I enjoy reading all of the reviews from my fellow Cannonballers every year. I found myself thinking, wow, this one is pretty good so far. I wonder what popcultureboy (who I usually agree with on all matters King) and TravisJSmith (who usually has the opposite opinion, but I love reading why) think? Have they read it yet? I can’t wait to see what they write… ** I think Revival is one of the strongest, and […]
The Mists of Avalon
This book is a fall-back for me. I read it a very long time ago, over and over again. My paperback copy pretty much disintegrated. It had been a long time since my last reading, and I wanted something long so that I could get caught up on my reviews while I was reading. That didn’t work. I read, but didn’t review (hence my short crappy reviews on the last possible day!). Anyway, if you’re reading this (and I hope you’re not – this is […]
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