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A while since I last posted.
I read Anathem by Neal Stephenson. Loved this book. Bit of a mind-bender, but it was creative and thoroughly involving. 4.5 stars.
Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad. Glad I've added another Conrad title to the pile, although it didn't grab me as much as Heart of Darkness.
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith. Didn't like it that much at the start and I was particularly uninterested in the female lead. However, the detective, Cormorant Strike, became more and more interesting as the story progressed and I managed to get more involved in the story in the latter half of the book.
Dust by Hugh Howey. Well, I intentionally spread my enjoyment of this trilogy over three years and now it's at an end. Although, I had predicted the major plot development for this novel while reading Shift, this didn't lessen my enjoyment of this final novel at all. 5 stars - and I'm looking forward to trying one his other novels.
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. Having been a bit of a fan of the Bond movies, I jumped at a discount on all of Fleming's Bond novels. This was OK, but Bond is quite the misogynist. He doesn't have the suave sophistication of the Bond I remember from the movies. He's cold, callous and - just to reiterate - really seems to dislike women. Still - it's good to read the original.
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