I’d like to write a few full length reviews, but to get my list uncluttered, here are a few mini reviews of recent reads:
Scandalous Risks by Susan Howatch (6) My least favorite of the Starbridge series so far, probably because the narrator is (a) a woman and (b) not a member of the Anglican clergy. I still liked it, just not as much as the others.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (9) Continuing the reread countdown…
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (5) A trashy novel read entirely at Barnes & Noble over the course of three visits. I like his academic thrillers because they are easy to read and move quickly, but they are certainly below the skill of A.S. Byatt and others who write in the genre.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (10) Still continuing the reread countdown. This is my favorite HP book so far.
Yeah, I listened to Angels and Demons on CD when I used to commute. That probably made it worse…that whole anti-matter-in-the-
Vatican thing was just bad….like watching Stargate in Chartres cathedral or something.
That is funny — I’m rereading the Harry Potter books too! Whatever it takes to get me walking on my treadmill. And I really like the “Prisoner of Azkaban”. I think that it is my favorite. Could you tell me which Susan Howatch to start on? I think that I’ll tackle that next.
Glittering Images is the first in the Starbridge Series. I really have enjoyed them!
I enjoyed all the Starbridge books although Absolute Truths was probably my least favorite. I think I liked Scandalous Risks for the reasons you wrote, though.
I enjoy Howatch’s other books too: The Rich are Different and Wheel of Fortune are both well worth reading and her early “short” novels are good, although more romantic mystery oriented.