Monday, March 10, 2014

Fiend - Peter Stenson


FiendFiend by Peter Stenson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Reading this book currently, gave it a pause because the thing called life came in between and I keep thinking about the characters and keep meaning to get back to finishing the book.

Really well drawn out characters, situations and the whole emotional aspect of the book is like a punch in the face. And the author doesn't hold back anything. The first two night that I read this book, I took it slow, because it was too good and I knew it'd make me sad once the book was over.

This book would make the perfect movie.

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Finished this book once I got some spare time and I steeled myself for the ending. I had a feeling it was going to be terrible, because how else do zombie novels end? But, the author really made the ending somewhat bittersweet, beautiful, sad, and it felt right in many ways.

I say this is one kickass novel. It's definitely going to be one of those books that I re-read every year. Brilliant!


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Hearts In Atlantis - Stephen King

Hearts in AtlantisHearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This one pissed me off because of many reasons. The first half of the book is fine as a story, it's all stephen king, it's scary, it has the small town people making a living, it has a child who has some kind of special ability, but then when i got done by the first half, the second half had me completely WTF'd by it. Why didn't the story continue as it should have? Why do we have to switch gears and get into a totally different story?

The closure of the book left me with a ripped off feeling, too. I mean, if you skip the whole second half, reading a few pages in between and read the last few chapters, you'd get the whole idea of the story. What I think, is that the Vietnam bits were just not my cup of tea, because I cannot for the life of me, relate to it. Maybe it's me, maybe it's others, too, but this one just didn't work for me.

Reading king's books leaves you with a weird feeling of not wanting to pick another king book for a considerable time. It's so with all his books. Some authors, you pick a book, read a book and the next thing you want to do is read more fucking books by that same author. Not so with King. I can digest, perhaps, one book every six months. I loved reading Duma Key, but that one also left me drained and exhausted.

Anyway, will probably read some Dilbert book or something next.

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Review: Under The Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig

Under the Empyrean Sky (The Heartland Trilogy, #1)Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The good thing about this book is that it doesn't slow down and there is enough material in the book that will keep readers waiting for the next two books. Book two, Blightborn comes out in July this year and it's going to be as exciting as this one, I am sure.

All in all, it was a very fast read. I just zipped through the book in a few hours.

What is the book about? A lot of things, growing up, government control, corn, environment, family, love, standing up for friends, family and all the things you love. It's scary in parts and cute, too.

Good fun, give it a spin if you want to read something light.

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