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Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker
3.0
Appaloose is not a rich novel filled with great scenes of western stylistic prose. It's a pop corn novel, a blockbuster filtered through sparkling water. It's passable, workable and it's a page turner as you're wanting to find out what happens to this quirky characters but the rich coating of chocolate that you want in your writing is not present here. I was hoping for Oscar Winning, but all I got was TV Guide winner of the year.
Resolution by Robert B. Parker
3.0
Much like it's predecessor "Appaloosa" it's popcorn. You'll find new characters and new adventures but that's about it.
Brimstone by Robert B. Parker
2.0
Mildly entertaining but lacking much like the previous books in the series.
Enemies & Allies by Kevin J. Anderson
4.0
A great introduction of the characters we all love. Fun, action packed and a fun time for any comic book fan.
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno
4.0
A fairly acceptable continuation of the adventures with introduction of new characters to further flesh out the story of Darth Vader. Characters are ok. I say ok because some of them are just mind blowingly stupid. The Vader moments were we get to see inside his mind and his early interactions with the Emperor are great and really add something to the legend and story of the Dark Lord of the Sith. A good summer read that won't change your life and might bring a smile to your face.
Dying of the Light by George R.R. Martin
3.0
This book is hard to quantify because of a few things. One is that George RR Martin is a seriously impressive author. Legend is one of the words that would be use to describe him. His Throne Of Kings series blows the door, walls and roof off anything that tries to compete.
And therein lies the trouble. This book is a short novel and is not a three or four book volume series where details and stories can be slowly marinated over a warm fire. The ideas and backstory is avalanched down on the reader and before you know it you're reading through a encyclopedia entry of the history of the past and present of the world and characters.
Again, Martin is unparalleled in his story telling and talent. However in my opinion this book is almost too much too fast. The last 3/4 finally picks up and then uses what we've just learned to give us a great ending and page turning climax. Trouble is this wasn't long enough to justify reading through the entire history to get there.
The story is great and the characters wonderfully written. Just tried to fit too much into too little space.
And therein lies the trouble. This book is a short novel and is not a three or four book volume series where details and stories can be slowly marinated over a warm fire. The ideas and backstory is avalanched down on the reader and before you know it you're reading through a encyclopedia entry of the history of the past and present of the world and characters.
Again, Martin is unparalleled in his story telling and talent. However in my opinion this book is almost too much too fast. The last 3/4 finally picks up and then uses what we've just learned to give us a great ending and page turning climax. Trouble is this wasn't long enough to justify reading through the entire history to get there.
The story is great and the characters wonderfully written. Just tried to fit too much into too little space.