The Name of the Wind byPatrick Rothfuss – It was quite a bit of a pain to read. I was more interested
in the present time situation, but the author kept dragging me into the past,
starting from early childhood and dwelling for an unnecessarily long time in
his youth. I enjoyed Mistborn: The Fallen Empire much more. 4/5 stars
Shrads of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold – Enjoyable, though it’s quite clear it was written in another century. 3/5 stars
Storm Front by Jim Butcher – Silly fun, but the all too powerful wizard
Harry Dressen sounded like a whiny girl most of the time, so, umm, no. 3/5
stars
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock – The writing flows nicely, but I got
quickly bored by all the trees, woods, mythagos and story within story. I
merely leafed through the last quarter of the book and couldn’t wait for the
story to end. 3/5 stars
Millennium by John Varley – The first POV for two characters used for
the entire book can take a while to get used to, but the book delivered in the
end. 4/5 stars
Killing Floor by Lee Child – I haven’t seen the Jack Reacher movie yet
so I wasn’t influenced by it. The short sentences nearly killed me. It works
for short stories but not for novels, and a long one at that. I felt zero
connection with the hero and the plot was not that interesting to begin with. 3/5
stars
Armata moliilor by Liviu Radu (Moth Army) – Great fun, though the part
with the hero was more interesting than the one about the wizard. 4/5 stars
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion – I picked this one up because I saw the
movie trailer and thought it might be fun. I liked R, but I didn’t care for
Juliet and her world. The airport life was more interesting. The same goes for
the book, the first half is ok, the second half not so much. 3/5 stars
Star grading system reminder:
1 star - you won't find any so it doesn't matter
2 stars - waste of time or unfinished book or both
3 stars - you won't be sorry for reading it but you can just as well live without it
4 stars - it brings something special into your life
5 stars - brilliant, damn near perfect
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