I Love Books

Folks, I LOVE books.  To me, nothing is better than a great book with a great narrator.  I'll take that over a watching a movie every day of the week and twice on Sunday.  I love listening to audible while on walks, cooking, chores, driving and watching tv.  Yes, you read that right.  I'll put on a game, mute the tv and listen to my book.  Nothing better.

I just recently had back surgery and I'm laid up for about a month.  I got myself a cheap IPad to use as my ereader.  I have 2 sets of headphones for my audible books.  And yes, I actually have physical books that purchased.  As I convalesce in bed, I'll be reading and listening and providing you folks with a review for each book I read/listen.   

As time goes on, I will add reviews from books I've read in the past 3 years. 

In addition to book reviews, I'll do rankings like top 25 books or top 10 authors.  I love lists!

Most of my books come from the following genres:

• Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Espionage (Len Deighton, Joseph Kanon, Tana French)
• Memoir/Biography (Townie by Andre Dubus III, FDR by Jean Edward Smith)
• Literature & Fiction (Anxious People by Fredrik Backman)
• Non-Fiction Military/War (Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose)
• Historical Fiction (Five Decembers by James Kestrel)
• Detective/Mystery (In The Woods by Tana French)

I grade my books on a scale of 1 star to 5 stars with 5 being the best.  It's ironic...I can't write to save my life, yet I tend to be very critical when it comes to reviewing books.  Basically, I'm a book snob.  I have no tolerance for sloppy writing, outlandish plots.  The biggest no-no for me is a failure to develop interesting characters.  

I've tried the Vince Flynn, Lee Child and Brad Thor, a.k.a "The kalashnikov Kids" (I stole this quote from great folks from spybrary.com) but I could only read one or two of the books in the series.  I gave it a try but that style of writing is not what I look for in a good novel.  

With that introduction out of the way, I hope you check in frequently for my book reviews...I will get to work on the very first book review from England.