Scott

A bit tame with the suggested “plays”

disgusting subject matter, but informative.

My favorite book in the series. Just the right mix of mystery, silliness and heartache. Expands the “Wizarding World” to be more World-like. Hints towards the troubles to come, and lays solid groundwork for the rest of the books.

Felt kinda slow to begin, but that could just be my recollection since I started this book, then forgot my kindle at work before going on vacation. So there was a two week break between starting the book and finishing. The pacing the last half of the book seemed perfect.

Was a quick read, the characters were a bit paper thin, but was a proper “Gumshoe Detective” story with a full fledged magic system thrown in.

Can't wait to move on to the next in the series.

This will be my first re-read of the series. I initially read the first few books a day or two before the movies came out, it wasn't until about book/movie #3 that I caught the bug and started following the book releases rather than the movie releases.

This was better than I remembered. I am also reading the UK versions of the series not that there will be too much difference.

Interesting, now I just need to see the show some day.

This was a long read, the characters were paper thin.

A good overview, enjoyed the focus on the “day in a life” type aspects.

A simple little spy (or rather “Intelligence worker”) novel.

My knowledge of NBF was limited to the one line from “Forrest Gump” regarding the main characters namesake. I believe I now have more information about NBF. I thought the book would cover more of his post-civil war life.

Seemed a bit opinionated, but gave a good accounting of the released documents, and had some interesting interviews.

Pretty much what I was expecting

Better than the movie.

3.5 feels like I have a better understanding of “Putin's Russia”

Note sure if the story really drew me in.

Pretty much a non-stop party, but in a nauseating way.

Gonna give the 2nd book a try to see if the rest of the series will stick.

Not unexpected, but enlightening.

Technical aspects were light at times, but gave good insights to the current (circa 09-ish) state of the U.S's posture in regards to “Cyber”. Creating smart power grids smart traffic systems, smart cars, smart food delivery systems and automating most industries creates targets in a new type of war.

Wow, great read.

Codified some loose ideas for me.

Crazy

A couple interesting stories, think this could be expanded with more localized intoxicants from more locations.

Powerful

It didn't really grab me until the last 20% of the book. But I did really enjoy the final couple chapters.