Presumed Innocent: 4/5 Stars So I didn’t realize this was the same as the Harrison Ford movie until about halfway through the book. I picked it up for two distinct reasons: 1) It was listed as one of the best legal thrillers (old school, we’ll call it) and that reason checks out and 2) the audiobook was read by Edward Hermann, which is obviously great. I have heard him read one book before and it was so good. So the novel itself is told from the perspective of a deputy District Attorney on the eve of a city-wide election where […]
A cavalcade of finery, from existential nihilism to haunted funeral attire.
The Stranger; The Three Body Problem; The Devotion of Suspect X; Heart Shaped Box by various
I’ve fallen further behind in my reviews than I ever have. So, I’ve decided to do what I did for The Dresden Files: combine my reviews into one giant post. Is that cheating? I feel like that’s cheating. The longer I drag this out, though, the more I’m likely to fall behind. The Stranger, by Albert Camus (5 stars) Firstly, I read this because it’s one of the most frequently cited great novels from French literature. In my quest to read more classic novels this year, I feel that I must also read harder, less entertaining books. What better target, […]
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5/22/2016 's CBR8 Review No:41 | 
| Tags: albert camus, Chinese, Elmore Leonard, existentialism, French, hard science fiction, Heart Shaped Box, horror, japanese, joe hill, Keigo Higashino, liu cixin, Philosophy, Pronto, read harder challenge, rock n' roll, Stephen King, The Devotion of Suspect X, the stranger, the three-body problem | Category: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense | 7 Comments
Enter Raylan Givens
Pronto by Elmore Leonard
When trying to decide which book to read for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge Task 2, a book written by someone over the age of 65, I discovered that Elmore Leonard hadn’t started his Raylan books until he was in his late 60s. Yes! I had been looking for an excuse to read some Leonard, and the Raylan books sounded particularly interesting to me because I have been on and off watching Justified on my Amazon Prime account. I knew I liked the character already, and I knew from interviews and reviews that the show hewed closely to the […]
9/16/2015 's CBR7 Review No:75 | | Tags: Elmore Leonard, faintingviolet, Pronto, Raylan Givens, read harder challenge | Category: Fiction | 0 Comments
Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens goes to Italy
Pronto by Elmore Leonard
Miami bookie Harry Arno has lived a relatively good life. As a mid level man in Jimmie Cap’s criminal operation he’s managed to skim a sizable bank account’s worth of excess off the top and is now planning to retire from the game with his lovely 25 years younger girlfriend, Joyce. Unfortunately, Harry put off his retirement a little too long and is now the unwitting pawn in an FBI sting targeting Jimmie Cap. The feds set up Harry for a bogus theft, and now Jimmie Cap puts a hit on him. Harry flees to Italy to escape the mob, […]
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5/12/2015 's CBR7 Review No:13 | | Tags: CBR7, crime thriller, Elmore Leonard, Fiction, Pronto, Raylan Givens, TylerDFC | Category: Fiction, Uncategorized | 0 Comments