Elk Stopped Play: And Other Tales from Wisden's 'Cricket Round the World'
Book
There are few parts of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack that embody the magic and appeal of the game more...
The Good Daughter
8.2
Rate It
Book
The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author — a searing, spellbinding...
contemporary mystery psychological thriller
Freedom of Speech in Russia: Politics and Media from Gorbachev to Putin
Book
This book traces the life of free speech in Russia from the final years of the Soviet Union to the...
The Red Storm (Sleeper #2)
10.0
Rate It
Book
1943.Sleeper spy Will Starling has been drafted in to the SOE, joining forces with the French...
Between You and Me
Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
7.0
Rate It
Book
The authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries take “an unflinching look at the...
My Name Is Anna
9.0
Rate It
Book
Two women – desperate to unlock the truth. How far will they go to lay the past to rest? ANNA...
Contact (A New World #1)
Book
A little blue world, the third planet from the sun. It’s home to 7 billion people with all manner...
LGBTQ+ Science Fiction
Face of the Wave (Ryder Bay #3)
8.0
Rate It
Book
She was out cold. He was her lifeline. Will their unlikely connection survive the shocking truth? ...
Young Adult Contemporary Romance
Conviction (A New World #2)
Book
A little blue world, the third planet from the sun. It’s home to 7 billion people with all manner...
LGBTQ+ Science Fiction
ClareR (5721 KP) rated The Incredible Exploding Man in Books
Aug 29, 2023
About 4/5 of this book is the build up to what actually happens. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this larger part. It’s really funny and the character building is excellent. But it did leave me thinking what on Earth the title had to do with the book I was reading. I stuck with it though, and I’m glad I did.
I enjoyed the meandering scene setting, and it does pay off. The last 1/5L the real business of the book was equally as good. I just wish there had been more of it, and I wish that all the characters I’d learnt so much about hadn’t just disappeared. I mean, not literally disappeared. At least it don’t think so…
I really liked the narrative voice in this book, so I think I’m going to go and look for more of Hutchinson’s books. I hear The Fractured Earth series is supposed to be good…