It’s been a long, long time since I came across a really good thriller. That has a perfectly twisty storyline and good deduction with optimal reasoning skills displayed with splashes of humor to thrown in. Pick this one up for those depressing days when you want a good brain teaser to keep you on the edge of your seat. Be…
Tag: Thriller
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The third installment of the Hunger Games series of-course comes with the baggage of the level of the past two. In this book we find the ‘mocking jay’ taking up her role seriously understanding what the position entails. She as usual is figuring out her feelings of the two heroes and the politics that’s surrounding her. I personally was a…
The Poet
I loved the Lincoln Lawyer n many other Connely charachters. For me the foreword by Stephen King ruined the experience of reading the book. My expectations soared as the novel lagged behind trying to catch up. The plot of murders of homicide cops was good. The way the clues unfolded was well thought. The characters were beautifully sketched. What lacked…
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Takes long time to start n too emotionally stagnant. But as the book progresses the story seems to take off and fly. I personally loved the way emotions of all the protagonist are not limited to whether or not she loves Gale or Peeta, though that got old in the first book itself. The caring and support system that develops…
The Affair by Lee Child
My love for Jack Reacher and his every facet only grow with every read. It’s awesome how Lee Child can come up with such a wonderful concept and story line yet be willing to go against his own creation and choose Tom Cruise to portray the same. But I digress. This story is of the last case on which…
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
After Harry Potter and Twilight series I believe this is another hit for the same genre. Loved the main character, specially her love for her sister. That truly had me till the end, maybe coz I could relate. The twists in the story and the peppering of characteristics of the various players in the fame thrown in make for…
Whiteout by Ken Follet
Read this last week and after ages found a different style of writing. It’s my first Ken Follett book and I was pleasantly surprised. The descriptions of scenarios and relationships are vivid and real. You don’t feel like skipped through paragraphs to get to the real stuff. The story’s characters, without going into extreme detail of psychology are thick.…
Absolute Power
Okay, so I’m way behind on my reviews but I Am making a note of all the books I’m still reading so some day soon, I’ll catch up. Here’s a short one on the above. Read this one last week. David Baldacci doesn’t fail to impress but it takes patience upto the 250th or so page to finally realize that…
61 Hours
I am senselessly in love with Jack Reacher. I just love his sense of honour, honesty and all that’s wrong with the world. I love the way Lee Child puts across the tale from beginning to end, keeping you tied up in each scene and dialogue. Didn’t enjoy this outing as much as the others though, as the suspense is…
Dexter by Design
I’m an unbashed fan of Dexter, the showtime series. The idea of justice for those scum bags tickles me no end. Specially the fact, that Dexter : a person with every reason to be as twister as the ” monstors ” he hunts tries at Every step in life to do the right thing is very fascinating. The fact that…