FollowI’ve taken a break from academic reading for much of May and June, preparing myself for summer mode:
Revenge Prey by John Sanford – Russian spies and an engaging CIA agent. I always enjoy Sanford, but did not feel this was one of his best. The focus seemed to be more on the Russian assassins than on Davenport. It still kept me turning the pages though.
The Girl Who Could Move S**t with her Mind and Random Sh*t Flying Through the Air by Jackson Ford. The first two books in this series featuring a genetically-altered young woman with psychokinesis battling other genetically altered-youths. Looking forward now next to the next two: Eye of the Sh*t Storm and a Sh*tload of Crazy Powers. I’m hooked.
Cemetery Dance by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child — A fast moving tale of a New York City death cult. I always enjoy the Preston and Child books but don’t feel compelled to pick another one up right away. But I do wonder how Pendergast keeps his job with the FBI.
The Language Beat by Michael Erard – A e-book of Erard’s journalism and a must for anyone thinking of writing about linguistics for a public audience. Linguistics teachers will find excellent, readable bits to refer students as well.
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans A friend recommended this to me and even loaned me her copy. It’s a modern day epistolary novel about a retired law clerk losing her sight and old friends, but also making new connections. Evans build tensions as she tacks back and forth between subplots and brings them all together nicely at the end. An inspiring tale of reflection and friendship. And it reminded me that I owe some people letters.
Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash is an entertaining romp through a dysfunctional family : three teenage daughters (the beauty, the cultist, and the genius) and the midlife crisis parents opening their marriage. Some very funny parts but it flagged at the end and the trick with the gnats was a little tiresome.
