Well hello! Happy 2009!
It's been about 5 months, and I think I actually kept pace pretty well and read 15-20 books or so. But I've been too busy to blog. And there's a weird momentum thing with blogging that turns into inertia when you don't blog...
I'll cheat a bit and do a couple quick reviews. I'm sure I'm missing some. But I aim to return to pace in 2009. We'll see...
Wishing you and your family a great and blessed 2009!
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- Gate House - Nelson DeMille - 7 out of 10 - Entertaining writing/reading; goofy plot; awful ending
- Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things - 7 out of 10 - Provocative book about sustainable product design
- Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage - 6 out of 10 - Should be sub-titled "Stating the Obvious" or "Cribnotes from Porter, Dressed Up in Green Clothing". Not awful, but little new.
- The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly - 9 out of 10 - I sure do love Connelly; great storyline, great writing, and great book!
- Tsar: A Thriller - Ted Bell - 8 out of 10 - highly entertaining and well written. Bell has redeemed himself. Set aside believability before starting...
- Divine Justice - David Baldacci - 7 out of 10 - finally a less than goofy Camel Club book. Still short of actually a good book though...
- Extreme Measures: A Thriller - 8 out of 10 - would have been almost a full 10 if the ending wasn't so awful and trite.
- The Bodies Left Behind - Jeffery Deaver - 6 out of 10 - from anyone other than Deaver, this would be a 7.5. But it was sloppy in the plot, ridiculous in the characters after the plot twists, etc.
- Moscow Rules - Daniel Silva - 9 out of 10 - simply outstanding. If you like Silva, Gabriel Allon, or just plain great thrillers/avenging angels, this is great. A few weaknesses, but not many.
- The Forgery of Venus - Michael Gruber - 8 out of 10. A very different book. Entertaining and I enjoyed it.
- The Sleeping Doll - Jeffery Deaver - 8.5 out of 10 - some great plot twists and good writing. Classic Deaver
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