Review:Heard so much about Graham Greene since school days that eventually I bought the book from Amazon to satisfy my curiosity. It was a letdown.

Every character seems to be drinking and drinking on every conceivable occasion. Probably because of the alcohol, the dialogues are fuzzy and meandering. The story is supposed to be hilarious, with the British intelligence chiefs going gaga over the design of a vacuum cleaner that they thought represents some secret device. And when the hero (the vac... Read more

Review:Some smart talk about stuff you might find interesting. Footnotes even. Appendix and sources. All this for a work of fiction about monsters. More than the reader expected. A talented writer, underappreciated. Maybe because he's too smart for the readers who think this is a monster story. Read more

Review:I am reading my way through the John Sandford Prey series and they are very good books. I would say that David Baldacci and others are better but Sandford is still a great writer, it is a great series and great writing. Read more

Review:Once again, Bobby nailed it. You can just about picture every move from his descriptions and story telling. Literally laughed out loud at nearly every page. This is a refreshing take on the typical zombie story. Similar to the Slow Burn series, but a bit lighter. Can't wait to read #2 once I'm done writing this review. Read more

Review:This book contains one of the finest first-person narratives ever written. Coarse and chummy, fretful and alcoholic, the narrator is a Studebaker-sized beast of a man who skates to his ruin on too much booze, bad credit and pornography. Reading this book is like watching a rampaging circus elephant get shot in mid-city traffic, sink slowly to its knees and die. Read more

Review:Macy met him in a closet.

Standing precariously on the cusp of an adolescence that was already feeling strained and uncomfortable, Macy Sorenson didn’t want to be where she was at that particular moment in time. The awkward and dark home her father deemed appropriate for weekend vacationing didn’t feel like a home at all, it felt like a dungeon. The fact that he’d only wanted to buy the place based upon one of her mom’s rules only served to make the place even more stark and cold; there w... Read more

Review:There were moments when the book did drag a little for me but for the most part I just fell in love with the family and their friends in the book and followed them through the years as life changed for each one. Read more

Review:I really liked this story. it has poignancy, tenderness, and some wonderful folksy humor. The characters are well-drawn and believable. I particularly liked the flashbacks which helped develop the 'Baby Girl' character in the reader's understanding. Read more

Review:This book was funny and light-hearted though often poignant. The characters were likable and relatable in that I've known many people over the years who had a little of Elner's niece Norma, or her neighbor Tot Whooten, or friend Luther Griggs, in them. Just a sweet story and fun read that made me smile - a lot! Read more

Review:This book is great. The author writes for the New Yorker, Esquire and The Simpsons, so I figured the book would have the cleverness and (occasional) subtlety that makes humor work. It defintely did. There were lots of great scenes and lines. The best friend character is particularly well done. This seems destined to be a movie, but, as always, the book captures the thoughts of the characters in a way that movies never can, so don't wait for the movie. Read more