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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Altitude Rush in Books

Nov 8, 2019

Altitude Rush

Matthew Reilly | 2001 | Thriller

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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This is a short story available for free download from Matthew Reilly's website. It follows the usual Reilly formula of breathless, suspension of disbelief action, compressed into short form. Engineering a situation where our heroes must get across New York against the clock and without going below a certain altitude, Reilly uses every trick he can think of to get the reader's adrenaline pumping as they leap from rooftop to rooftop. And he knows a lot of tricks.

This is certainly not going to win any serious literary awards but that's not what this is for. For pure escapist fun to while away the time this fits the bill perfectly.

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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The Legend of Spud Murphy in Books

Nov 18, 2019

The Legend of Spud Murphy

Eoin Colfer | 2004 | Children, Fiction & Poetry

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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I read this book to my sons when they were of an age to appreciate it. We all enjoyed it, especially as we all made a weekly pilgrimage to the local library on a Saturday to swap our read books for fresh reads.

Colfer takes a classic tale of the plucky heroes pitted against an evil villain (in this case the titular librarian) and had a great deal of fun with it. It is an easy read, funny and engaging and enough jokes aimed at younger children and adults for it not to be a chore for parents to read. And of course a great introduction to the author.