Monthly Archive for November, 2008
- Road trip over. In beaverton Oregon now. 12 hours driving but its finally over. Search for housing commences tomorrow. #
Listened to this in November 2008 while on the roadtrip from Arlington, VA to Seattle, WA.
This is my first Koontz novel and I think he writes for a different age group. I realized I am a fan of classic science fiction – Koontz’s type of science fiction/thriller writing is bothersome to me. I am under the impression his audience is teenage boys or something like that with the one-sided narrative and outlandish themes.
There is little to no science in Koontz’s characters. The main character being light-phobic is okay, but the overall story was entirely too long (for no good reason). The last few discs were a chore to complete.
Unless you like Koontz already I would avoid this book, and I am reasonably sure I will avoid Koontz from now on for sci-fi/fiction.
Read more about it and buy it from here.
- Driving from park city to moms house in beaverton Oregon. 600 or so miles left. In Idaho right now. Beautiful day. Yay. #
Read in November 2008 while on Roadtrip to Seattle. Purchased from used bookstore on University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus.
This is an old story but well written and classic Crichton. This is his first fictional novel, based in the 1960s (when it was written) and since it is about the controversial topic of abortion Crichton chose to write it under a pseudonym. The story boils down to a murder mystery about a girl who was getting an illegal abortion in a Boston hospital. The main character’s job is to find out what really happened and free the doctor who is being setup for the death. Subtle social commentary as the doctor being setup is Chinese and everyone in the hospital knows he performs abortions on the side.
Well worth the read, read more about it and buy it here.
- Resting in Park City UT. Football, coding, relaxing, yay. Road trip is almost over – looking forward to starting work and finding a home. #
Listened to this audiobook in November 2008 while on the roadtrip from Arlington, VA to Seattle WA.
This is a fun story by Danielle Steel regarding how an old house is an important part of a 30-something lawyer’s life. It isn’t as romantic or sappy as I had worried. The story is quick to listen and has enough fun in it to keep things interesting. A little cheesy but it is expected for this type of story.
Read more about it and buy it from here.
- Day 10 – deep dish pizza for lunch with Aaron then some shopping and window shopping on the magnificient mile. So pretty. #
Read on roadtrip in November 2008. Purchased from used book store on University of Michigan Bookstore campus.
This book is a giant waste of time. I didn’t realize it was a book written after a movie was made with the same name. I thought it was the book the movie was based on – but it isn’t – it is written based on the movie. So this was a terrible purchase and a joke of a read.
Please avoid it unless you really want to read a book written like a movie – about a movie. Not even worth an image / Amazon link.
