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El_kincho (51 KP) rated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in Books

Aug 12, 2021  
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino | 2021 | Film & TV, Humor & Comedy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Writing (4 more)
Characters
That it's slightly different from the film
It's Tarantino
More of Cliff Booth
I absolutely loved this book. Have been a Tarantino fan since the beginning and have always loved his dialog and screenplays and the sheer level of detail in his movies. Was really excited when I first learned of this book and I was not disappointed. It is slightly different to the film which I think is a good thing. Nothing majorly changed but you learn more about the characters especially Cliff which I loved as he is my favourite character. When Tarantino retires from movie making I want him to just continue to write novels . Its a perfect fit for him . The man is a writer through and through... !
  
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Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated Let it bleed in Books

Jul 4, 2022  
Let it bleed
Let it bleed
Ian Rankin | 2008 | Crime, Thriller
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
good story, clever solution (0 more)
too much use of Scottish politics and departments of Scottish Authority, confusing (0 more)
Not his best
I did not think this was as good as the previous novels i have read in the series. Although the story was clever and had lots of different characters it relied to much on your knowledge of the Scottish peerage system and a lot of it went right over my head. There were too many acronyms and codes for various departments and to be honest i got bored with trying to figure out what they were supposed to represent. I would say this is the worst out of the series so far :( It wont put me off though and i will be reading book 8 soon :)
  
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David McK (3906 KP) rated Sharpe's Command (Sharpe # 14) in Books

Oct 22, 2023  
Sharpe's Command (Sharpe # 14)
Sharpe's Command (Sharpe # 14)
Bernard Cornwell | 2023
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Chronologically entry #14 in [author:Bernard Cornwell|12542]'s long-running Sharpe series, this was first published in 2023 making it entry number 22 if going by publication date.

This is set back in the middle of the Peninsular War - The Bridge at Alamaraz in May 1812 to be precise - putting it after [book:Sharpe's Company|173794] (The Siege of Badajoz, January - April 1812) but before [book:Sharpe's Sword|492920] (the Salamanca Campaign of June and July 1812).

As such, the Spanish Guerilla leader Teresa is still a major part of Sharpe's life, and also plays a role in the action-packed proceedings here.

Whilst there may be some truth to the charge that these novels are becoming formulaic, when they're this entertaining you don't mind!
  
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David McK (3906 KP) rated Boundless (The Lost Fleet: Outlands, #1) in Books

Mar 11, 2023  
Boundless (The Lost Fleet: Outlands, #1)
Boundless (The Lost Fleet: Outlands, #1)
Jack Campbell | 2021
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The first in a new series by Jack Campbell but following characters previously introduced in his 'Lost Fleet' series (never mind the various spin-offs, including the 'Lost Stars' series) and so, as a result, I'm not sure it would really be a good 'jumping-on' point for any new readers to the series.

For those who *have* read the previous aforementioned series, though?

You know what you're getting: more politics, more 'real time' space action and more intrigue, with Captain 'Jack Black' Geary surviving assassination attempts on his life and put in charge of a mission to contact the aliens known as 'The Dancers', who have popped up in previous novels.

More of the same, really, but sometimes that's no bad thing!
  
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Marylegs (44 KP) rated The Walking Dead: v. 1: Days Gone Bye in Books

Aug 14, 2019  
The Walking Dead: v. 1: Days Gone Bye
The Walking Dead: v. 1: Days Gone Bye
Tony Moore, Robert Kirkman | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
8
9.1 (11 Ratings)
Book Rating
So I have finally got started on reading these graphic novels. I have been an avid fan of the TV remake and am fully aware that the series and graphic novels do not run exactly scene for scene. Some characters have had longer roles or shorter roles, other characters added or omitted. That is not what I am concerning myself with whilst reading this novel.

What I am concerned with is how the book felt as I read it. I thought the frames were well drawn, if you take the time to look over each picture you really feel the emotions of each of the characters. At no point does it feel lacking from the sole use of greyscale, colour is unnecessary in this story. Considering there is limited writing used, the conversations between characters have been orchestrated to portray all the information and emotions needed.

It always takes me a few pages to get into a graphic novel, the switch to reading pictures and not written descriptions takes some getting used to, but this story is so gripping that it isn’t hard to get lost in it. Nothing is too gruesome or overdone (not that I mind gruesome) but some people may be put off as it is a tale set in a zombie ridden world, but actually this is a story about the effect on the people left standing. How they cope in this new harsh existence, and how they decide to make a new future for themselves. This is a great start to a series and I will be carrying on gladly and with a great deal of enthusiasm.