Little Web Treasures: wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Wordless Wednesday

Mini Book Review

"Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly

Released from his long-time job as a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, newspaperman Jack McEvoy makes the decision to go out in a blaze of Glory. He utilizes all available resources at the paper with the time he has left, to write the biggest murder story of his career.

He believes the story of a life-time has fallen into his lap when 16-year-old drug dealer, Alonzo Winslow is jailed, after supposedly confessing to a horrible murder. Jack discovers the kid never actually confessed and that he kid might be innocent.

Writing a story about The Poet, another serial killer, had made his career years ago. Once again he's hot on the trail of a killer who is able to elude police and seems to know every move Jack makes.

If you can stand the language (which I personally have a hard time with), this story will have you hooked and on the edge of your seat. It's a great thriller.

Since this was my first Michael Connelly novel, I checked to see if he had other work out there. Low and behold, I found "The Poet". Now I have to read it!

Not a book for children or young teens. I wonder if they ever publish "clean" editions? You do get long breaks between the language and you don't get bombarded with it.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wordless Wednesday

Mini Book Review

I recently read "Witch and Wizard" by James Patterson. The beginning was very creepy to me. It was almost like a Minister's end-time sermon rewritten as fantasy fiction.

The new order is now in place. All the children are being killed or imprisoned by the "One Who Is The One". The One who decides and The One who makes the rules is the One Who Is The One".

Other than the creepiness and the fact that a child witch and wizard are to battle the regime of the "evil world leader", it was a pretty cool little story. If it conjures up pictures in my mind or has me on the edge of my seat at all, I consider it a good read. This one did. It is, however, definitely a book for kids/young teens.

Weird Word: Echnalubma

Definition: A kind of vehicle, full of sick people, and chased by reywals.

But what are reywals?