Title: Deja Dead
Author: Kathy Reichs
Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Brief Synopsis: Deja Dead is the first installment in the Temperance Brennan series. The lead character Tempe Brennan is a Forensic Anthropologist who splits her time between Montreal, Canada and Charlotte, North Carolina. She works with for the coroner studying bones. She starts assisting the police making connections in cases which she believes is the work of a serial killer. The police don't believe her so she starts trying to prove she's right, and to prevent another grisly murder. But meddling in the work of a potential serial killer puts Tempe and her friends and family in danger.
Comments: I love this author. Kathy Reichs rocks. I have read 6 other books in the series (10 total) and they were all awesome. Deja Dead is the first in the series (I read out of order--not too important). All the books in the series are very fast paced and definitely keep me glued to it until the end. This was one of the more...gory...books. There are all these graphic murders happening in Montreal and Tempe has a feeling they're connected. One of the reasons I love this series is because they are so accurate. Kathy Reichs is a real life Forensic Anthropologist so you get a real insight to that profession. I seriously didn't think I was going to like this Genre in general and now I'm positively in love with the books. Oh and the Fox TV show Bones is based on the books. But I'll warn you they are verrrry different. Pretty much the only thing that's the same is her name and the profession. But I seriously recommend these books. I am completely hooked!
Classify: Exciting, Educational
Worth Reading?: Yes definitely. While not considered a classic, it's really fun to read, and you still learn about Forensics which is really interesting--to me at least!
Did you find this book particularly easy or difficult?: Well...it makes you think about the outcome and what's going to happen, plus there's some French which isn't always completely translated so you have to deduce what it's saying (nothing important). But no not particularly easy or difficult.
Would you read this again?: Once I have seen the plot revealed with books like these I don't typically read them again, but I keep reading more in the series, I positively love them so I think that's a testament to how good they are.
How long did it take you to finish?: I started Saturday afternoon and finished Tuesday morning.
Great books!!
Kendal <3
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
A Prayer For Owen Meany
Title: A Prayer For Owen Meany
Author: John Irving (woot!)
Genre: Pretty difficult to classify...Fiction hehe
Brief Synopsis: Wow. A brief synopsis for Owen Meany is impossible. I think I could write a whole Novel telling you about this story! I'll give it a shot. It's a coming of age story...sort of. It jumps around a lot from the present day Johnny Wheelwright (the narrator and Owen's best friend) telling you about his current life and telling the story of Owen. Owen is an unusually small boy with a wrecked voice (I will never forget how John Irving did his voice!) and he is very intelligent. The book ties in with religion when Owen believe he is God's instrument. The plot goes through everything, war, blood, death, love, and everything in between with a liberal dose of humor. The Vietnam war is going on during the story and becomes a big part of it. Secrecy is another key factor into the story of Owen Meany. You have to wait and wait to find out what it really is all about. An excellent well crafted last scene.
Comments:This book is smartly written, but not what I was expecting. There's a fair bit of time spent talking about the war in Vietnam (none of which I understood) seeing as it comes to be one of the biggest parts of the story. I feel like if I had tried to write a story in this type of format it would have been the worst thing ever written, but John Irving pulled it off. I absolutely fell in love with the character Owen Meany. He's serious but hilarious, and no doubt heartbreaking. Johnny and Owen live in a small town and all the characters from the town are extremely colorful and are all charming in their own way. The Nativity scene is hilarious and one of my favorites. Irving pulled it off quite supremely. Owen Meany did however take me forever to read and seemed quite long.
Classify: Funny, Long, Heartbreaking
Worth Reading?: Uh...maybe, yes. I haven't read any of Irving's other books but this was enough to know he's superb. If you skip this one, try another. Owen Meany's story, while strange, is different than anything I've read, and quite charming.
Did you find this book particularly easy or difficult?: I had a hard time reading the rants about Vietnam. Since I didn't understand any of that, that was difficult. But other than that no.
Would you read this again?: Oh man, not for a while. It took me forever to read. Maybe some day, but not for years.
How long did it take you to finish?: I'd rather not put a time period on that because it took me a Longggg time. It's about 600 pages. For a long time though I just didn't crave it so I didn't pick it up.
--I hope this helps!
Kendal <3
Author: John Irving (woot!)
Genre: Pretty difficult to classify...Fiction hehe
Brief Synopsis: Wow. A brief synopsis for Owen Meany is impossible. I think I could write a whole Novel telling you about this story! I'll give it a shot. It's a coming of age story...sort of. It jumps around a lot from the present day Johnny Wheelwright (the narrator and Owen's best friend) telling you about his current life and telling the story of Owen. Owen is an unusually small boy with a wrecked voice (I will never forget how John Irving did his voice!) and he is very intelligent. The book ties in with religion when Owen believe he is God's instrument. The plot goes through everything, war, blood, death, love, and everything in between with a liberal dose of humor. The Vietnam war is going on during the story and becomes a big part of it. Secrecy is another key factor into the story of Owen Meany. You have to wait and wait to find out what it really is all about. An excellent well crafted last scene.
Comments:This book is smartly written, but not what I was expecting. There's a fair bit of time spent talking about the war in Vietnam (none of which I understood) seeing as it comes to be one of the biggest parts of the story. I feel like if I had tried to write a story in this type of format it would have been the worst thing ever written, but John Irving pulled it off. I absolutely fell in love with the character Owen Meany. He's serious but hilarious, and no doubt heartbreaking. Johnny and Owen live in a small town and all the characters from the town are extremely colorful and are all charming in their own way. The Nativity scene is hilarious and one of my favorites. Irving pulled it off quite supremely. Owen Meany did however take me forever to read and seemed quite long.
Classify: Funny, Long, Heartbreaking
Worth Reading?: Uh...maybe, yes. I haven't read any of Irving's other books but this was enough to know he's superb. If you skip this one, try another. Owen Meany's story, while strange, is different than anything I've read, and quite charming.
Did you find this book particularly easy or difficult?: I had a hard time reading the rants about Vietnam. Since I didn't understand any of that, that was difficult. But other than that no.
Would you read this again?: Oh man, not for a while. It took me forever to read. Maybe some day, but not for years.
How long did it take you to finish?: I'd rather not put a time period on that because it took me a Longggg time. It's about 600 pages. For a long time though I just didn't crave it so I didn't pick it up.
--I hope this helps!
Kendal <3
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