Friday, June 13, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Hoax
Hoax, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
We finally bid farewell to Michael Gruber and it is obvious. Things seem much less polished, the language is much harsher, particularly with regard to epithets, it just is not as good. By the end, tough, I had adjusted my expectations abit and it was ok. It worked out a bit like a Tanenbaum book written by James Patterson. Really, this article says it well. http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/case-missing-ghost-0 By Jules Older, San Francisco Magazine
We finally bid farewell to Michael Gruber and it is obvious. Things seem much less polished, the language is much harsher, particularly with regard to epithets, it just is not as good. By the end, tough, I had adjusted my expectations abit and it was ok. It worked out a bit like a Tanenbaum book written by James Patterson. Really, this article says it well. http://www.sanfranmag.com/story/case-missing-ghost-0 By Jules Older, San Francisco Magazine
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
True Justice
I felt like there was a bit of a jumb in the overall character story, I feel like Lucy and the twins got a lot older out of nowhere, but I didn't really have a problem with it. There were also some issue-type discussion that i found myself glossing over as I read, eager to get to the rest of the story, but there was some significant discussion about abortion and what should or should not be legal. Seems like Marlene got headed in the direction of being a defense lawyer in this one. Which could be interesting. A good quick read. I can't comment on the abortion stuff because I wasn't paying close enough attention to catch which way they were pointing. So, there you go.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Act of Revenge
Act of Revenge, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
More good stuff from the Karps. Marlene goes a little crazy here, which begins a bit that I don't particularly like. Also, we end with Tran leaving the nest, which is a devlopment I also don't care much for. Lucy is beginning to fully develop, and I like that. I remember having read this one before, which has not been true with most of the others. I tend to break these books down into two parts. There is the story that is a part of the individual book and then there is the character development within the book, within the larger frame of the series. I think I like the series because the characters develop in real ways from book to book, but the stories that are contained in the book are also good. This particular in-book story is one of the better ones that I've read so far. Good stuff, over all.
More good stuff from the Karps. Marlene goes a little crazy here, which begins a bit that I don't particularly like. Also, we end with Tran leaving the nest, which is a devlopment I also don't care much for. Lucy is beginning to fully develop, and I like that. I remember having read this one before, which has not been true with most of the others. I tend to break these books down into two parts. There is the story that is a part of the individual book and then there is the character development within the book, within the larger frame of the series. I think I like the series because the characters develop in real ways from book to book, but the stories that are contained in the book are also good. This particular in-book story is one of the better ones that I've read so far. Good stuff, over all.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Reckless Endangerment
Reckless Endangerment, by Robert K. Tanenbaum
Moving into the wheelhouse of what I expect from these books, this one was good. The bad guys were Arab terrorists, but there were also good Arabs, and their fight was with Jews, not America at large, playing on the ancient Middle East stuff. There were plenty of bad guy Jews as well. There was also a Mexican element and I really imagine that the player of the movie version of the main Mexican bad guy would be really cool. These books are becoming a bit routine, but, the characters develop throughout, so that makes it reqrding. Lucy is beginning here to take instruction from Tran on how to act and the boys are getting older, Marlene's business is changing. I guess one of the things I appreciate about this series is the way the characters develop throughout the series beyond the main story of the book. Good, stuff. The hits just keep on coming.
Moving into the wheelhouse of what I expect from these books, this one was good. The bad guys were Arab terrorists, but there were also good Arabs, and their fight was with Jews, not America at large, playing on the ancient Middle East stuff. There were plenty of bad guy Jews as well. There was also a Mexican element and I really imagine that the player of the movie version of the main Mexican bad guy would be really cool. These books are becoming a bit routine, but, the characters develop throughout, so that makes it reqrding. Lucy is beginning here to take instruction from Tran on how to act and the boys are getting older, Marlene's business is changing. I guess one of the things I appreciate about this series is the way the characters develop throughout the series beyond the main story of the book. Good, stuff. The hits just keep on coming.
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