Glenn

I could listen to or read works by Ayoade non-stop, which is in-fact what I did with this book, but with breaks, because that is what Ayoade would do.

This book may simply be a review of a Gwyneth Paltrow movie that hardly anyone has seen, but it is told in a way that makes it relevant to your own daily life, even for those from Ipswich.

So very Partridge!

I found this to be the best written novel of the 3 - although it seems that I am in the minority with that opinion.

The first “novel” was by far the worst, it set up the world and some characters but beyond that offered little to really get your teeth into - but it was a serial release so reading it as a single entity wasn't in it's design.

The second novel was much improved on the first and was a great read and I have little issue with it -but the third had that feeling of being finite, that feeling of impending doom that means you simply can't put the book down until you know what is going to happen.

It felt more personal, more like you were Eve living these moments.

It's a very different type of story to what occurs in the first two and to me that is perhaps the reason why so many reviews rate it lower.

Flowed much better than the first (which makes sense given the way the first was originally published) and far more enjoyable than the as a result.

Fascinating incite into 17th century Japan and how they dealt with western religion encroaching.

The way it is told very much in the format of a diary was clever and worked well.

You don't have to be religious to be interested in religious history.

A pandemic, not too disimilar in how it spread from Covid-19 has swept the planet and caused many of its survivors to have locked in syndrome. The world had to adapt and these people now use robotic avatars in the real world known as “threeps”.

But this is just the setting, what the story really is about is an fbi procedural hunt for a dangerous terrorist and unravel a consirapcy within the parameters of this world.

Very interested to hear more set in this world.

Incredibly un-PC, totally cringeworthy, but an excellent satirical take on the movie industry - loved it from start to end.

This book is certainly not going to be for everyone, but those who like the dry, clearly sarcastic humour will love it.

Such an average book in comparison with the first. The opening third was almost to the point where it was cringy, full of teenage angst and feeling of woe is me. It then starts to get better but fell short of the thrill of the first.

Also it's pretty obvious everything mentioned in the book is proper of Warner Brothers. This book was written to be a movie rather than for the joy of it.

The best Strike book yet, didn't want it to end!

Not really sure what I expected from this book, but it certainly wasn't this - thoroughly enjoyable no matter what your personal opinion of the author. Can't wait to read more.

Hannibal, the final “sequel” in the Hannibal Lecter series (at least at the moment, we can always live in hope) and whilst Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs were brilliant books, something about Hannibal just kept me wanting to read more and more, it was gripping in an entirely unusual and different way than the other books were.

You were able to find much more depth into Lecter's character - for at least the first 3/4's of the book he was very much a background character, the key to the story, of course, but not really the main focus, just as he had been in the other two, but the last 4th he was very much at the front of the story, him and Clarice.

The ending may have shocked or even disappointed a lot of people, but I think it fits perfectly with what Lecter's aim (and his backstory) was always driving towards.

Whilst generally this was a really good story, the ending felt a bit rushed, it was building up this myth (without saying too much to be a spoiler) that just seemed to suddenly be ignored before effectively being brushed aside. The final battle also felt rushed, as if they were not quite sure of how to get to the end so just went direct from A to C without a B.

Overall, still a fantastic read though and well worth the time doing so.

As a huge fan of John Grisham I dived into this book where I found his usual great story telling to be in full force. The opening half the book set up the scene for a great mystery however it turned into a completely different type of book at the half way mark and it almost forced me to stop reading, I lost that drive to continue.

I am glad I did though as the book eventually finds its way back, but quite close to the end.

Worth a read, but don't expect his best work.