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BookInspector (124 KP) rated Bag of Bones in Books

Sep 24, 2020  
Bag of Bones
Bag of Bones
Stephen King | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.3 (44 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is my first encounter with this famous author and I was quite pleased with it. When I started reading the book it didn’t make me very excited. To this time I think that it could’ve been at least 150 pages less than it actually was. In my opinion, the beginning was too dragged and the information which actually was necessary could’ve fit in couple chapters. Once Mike actually gets to Sara Laughs then all the fun begins. I liked the characters chosen for this novel, they were realistic and very believable.

The plot was quite layered, and there were multiple stories unfolding in this book, that kept me intrigued. The book is perfect for a big screen, and if the right crew would’ve worked on it could be an amazing thriller. I had an opportunity to see the screen making with Pierce Brosnan and it didn’t make me very happy. I loved Mr King’s writing style and little clues of what will happen. So, overall, I had a slow beginning with this book but once I got to the fun bit I couldn’t put it away. I will definitely indulge myself into more of Mr King’s writing.
  
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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Chameleo: A Strange but True Story of Invisible Spies, Heroin Addiction, and Homeland Security in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Chameleo: A Strange but True Story of Invisible Spies, Heroin Addiction, and Homeland Security
Chameleo: A Strange but True Story of Invisible Spies, Heroin Addiction, and Homeland Security
Robert Guffey | 2015 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
In the 90s, like so many other nerdy guys, I was all over THE X-FILES, esp. for Dana Scully-centric episodes! It was around that time that I got into conspiracies, from anything involving JFK to Roswell and MK-Ultra. The more puzzling the conspiracy, the better! I was gobbling up as much as I could find, and this was before DarkWeb or even just the regular web, with its extensive search engine capabilities.

My wife had told me about this book, that she'd heard something regarding on a podcast. "Invisible midgets"? What? Sold!

While it started out great, it ground to a halt at 45% in! The dialogue between the book's author and Dion, the book's "victim" (?), helped me to secure some much needed nap ignition the one afternoon. Outside of that, it was just a fluff-filled ride that went from being super-interesting and plausible as far as conspiracies to "Yeah, I just don't give a fuck how it ends!".

I'm giving it 2 Stars, simply because the first half was genuinely interesting. After that point, the train became seriously derailed. Sad.