Book Review

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06-26-09 20:28

Since the 3rd of the month I have read 5 novels and thought I would share my
thoughts on them.

The first:

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
An Indian history of the American west
By
Dee Brown

I have known about this novel for some time. The copyright date is 1970, so
after 39 years I finally read a book that should be required reading in
every high school. I have to thank Stephanie for suggesting I read her
copy.

For non-fiction history, the story flowed well. I enjoyed this book very
much.

***** 5 stars

The Kite Runner
By
Khaled Hosseini

This book was also suggested to me by Stephanie. I loved it. A fictional
story of a boy from Afghanistan; this tale is absorbing.

***** 5 Stars

Spin
By
Robert Charles Wilson

-Rocky Mountain news says "The Best Science Fiction novel so far this year."
Well, I am hoping this book was published in early February. Because if
this was the best 2005 had to offer then I won't bother reading anything
else from that year.

The novel was okay, I certainly have read worse, but the author loved to use
all forms of the word "obviously". I think he used it at least 452 times;
averaging once per page.

** 2 Stars

Deception Point
By
Dan Brown

From the author of the Da Vinci Code, this book was a fast read. If you
like Clive Cussler novels then you will most likely enjoy this book. There
are some twists and turns, but unfortunately the formula gives away the "who
done it" part rather early in the story (for me at least).

I also had a hard time suspending my reality enough to fully get into the
story.

*** 3 Stars

The Worst Hard Time
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived
The Great American Dust Bowl
By
Timothy Egan

This was a captivating history. While researching my family tree I learned
I had several relatives living in Kansas at the time the dust bowl began, so
this book had a little more interest for me than it normally would have. It
was challenging at first to get into the rhythm of the writing, but soon I
found the cadence and the novel began to flow at last.

This is a great lesson on how destructive mankind can be when he fails to
acknowledge how important and delicate our ecosystems are.

**** 4 Stars