“He is a best selling American thriller writer so there must be a reason for this. I suppose his earlier work earned him this reputation.
I can’t really lay my fingers on why I’ll only rate it 5/10 perhaps ‘lacklustre’ sums it up.
Score 5/10
Date read May 2015
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“Possibly what separates this novella from other literary works is its style is smoothly written. The Japanese author is a poet first and now a published novelist.
A young couple rent a house in the grounds of a sprawling estate which harps back to grander and gentler times in Tokyo. Their lives drift along somewhat direction-less. One day a stray cat visits, he comes again the following day. The small joys this provides seems to pull their lives together.
Our book club liked this more than me and gave it 6/10, I’m a little less convinced with 5/10
Score 5/10
Date read March 2015
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“Not a bad effort from this actor. I listened to it on audio and he narrated it himself.
If I was a 10 year old boy would I enjoy this?
Benjamin Tooth: alchemist, inventor and discoverer of the Windvale sprites aged 11
Score 5/10
Date read February 2014
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“A sort of mystery…
A world of gypsies is exposed when a missing girls father employs a detective who is joint protagonist with a gypsy boy, they tell the story.
Nothing wrong with this story, writing is ok, I just couldn’t maintain interest or enthusiasm easily.
Score 5/10
Date read December 2013
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