Aloha from Hell by Richard Kadrey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I’m still addicted to the Kadrey books, even though I wasn’t as keen on this one. Seems to wrap up some items from the first two but leaves rooms for more adventures. Maybe I should take a break and come back to the characters? I’m not sure, the books are fun.
Kill the Dead by Richard Kadrey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
a nice supernatural pulpy gloomy mystery – perfect for a December in California.
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The Financier by Theodore Dreiser
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I got stuck in the middle of this and almost abandoned it. Now that I’ve powered through it I’m not sure I enjoyed it. I need to stew on it and update this later.
I also need to go back and find the podcast that recommended it and figure out why. I know it was brought up at some point on one of Brian Koppelman’s podcasts or when he was on someone else’s show. And since I like BK a lot I immediately grabbed the book- and now I want to know why they brought it up.
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The Cocktail Waitress by James M. Cain
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Good pulp and an interesting afterword by the editor who restored the manuscript. May not be to everyone’s tastes but I thought it was enjoyable
Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I liked most of it, but I think the ending went over my head. I should stew on it for a few days and come back and update…
Maybe I missed something – seemed to show promise until the last fourth of the book. Not sure. I wanted to like it but… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯