I read this in April of 2008 after Justice Nehring (of the Utah Supreme Court) told me he was listening to it on CD during his commute each day. Three quarters of my way through it, he told me it was not worth finishing. He was right. Talk about much ado about nothing. The novel starts […]
Archives for December 2011
Review | Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President by Ron Suskind
2011-12-14 · by ·
Ron Suskind’s a good writer, but he’s also in love with Barack Obama. Well, maybe not in love, but he’s certainly not an objective or dispassionate observer. Even while he’s observing that Obama may not have been ready for the Presidency, he’s lavishing praise on the politician. I read as long as I could, but […]
Review | Patient Zero by Jim Beck
2011-12-01 · by ·
Just when I thought that the zombie subgenre had reached a saturation point, Jim Beck comes along with Patient Zeroand proves that a clever idea can take an old idea and provide fresh flesh for hungry readers. No pun intended. Beck spins a simple story that is veined with strands of Frankenstein and moments of tenderness […]
