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Big update time:
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Tore through this is around 8 days, and I didn't have a ton of reading time during those 8 days. The book was just that hard to put down, and a breeze to read. I was only negative 16 when the assassination happened, so I don't have any clue what that time period was like. King did a wonderful job recreating the feeling of that time. It's my favorite book of the year, so far. - ****
The Deputy by Victor Gischler
Super quick read. The overall story was okay, and the main character was fleshed out enough, but I didn't feel like we had enough backstory or motivations for the other characters. It was fun to read, with the exceptions of the numerous formatting and spelling/grammar errors, which started to become bothersome. Still, for free, I can't complain too much. - **1/2
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Maybe the most enjoyable read of the year for me. Sure, it has it's problems, the characters and dialgoue aren't the greatest, but it's just a blast to read, and a book that will make you experience some serious nostalgia on several occasions if you were a nerd who grew up in the 80's. I loved the basic overall premise, and the MMO feel of the book. Loved it. - ***1/2
The Affair: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child
I've only read the first entry in the series, I believe for a book club either here or elsewhere. This is a prequel entry. We join Reacher when he's already well into his Army career, so we don't get a ton of backstory on him still. The book is very well done, plot, pacing, etc., are all superb. Lots of twists and turns in this one, I was kept guessing right up until the last page for some things to come to resolution. I have a few minor gripes on how easily a few things were resolved, but those don't take away from the book in any significant way. - ***1/2
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