A work of fiction woven out of historical facts. The melodrama is overdone but it was interesting enough to keep going.
Covering perhaps one of the most interesting periods in the history of the Moghuls. A time when the seeds of conflict were sown, a conflict that has boiled over and which has split the continent between Hindu and Muslim.
This was one of the few books I have enjoyed reading recently. It is crime thriller and an easy captivating read.
Continue reading Borrowed Light
Another Dud.
Note to self: Nominated for….Winner of…..Shortlisted for…..is no guarantee
Didn’t take long to decide that this book was not working for me
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Mike Hampton has a lot say. None of which is complimentary. Very active on the net. The very antithesis of what should be.
And the reason for this post.
I was one of half a dozen people to have challenged him in court. A forum where he has lost every time. Despite which it has little impact on him, on and the damage he does. He simply doubles down and it has taken this long to get any measure of accountability.
‘Irrational, offensive’ blogger jailed for six months without internet access
A run of the mill crime thriller set in a post Second World War Palestinian theme.
It’s not going to win any literary prizes but it passes the time and I managed to finish it
Lost me very quickly. Tries far too hard to be that voice of the modern Chinese American teenager. Found it contrived, coarse and abrasive. Not the slightest bit stimulating. Simply irritating.
“[Jenny Zhang’s] coming-of-age tales are coarse and funny, sweet and sour, told in language that’s rough-hewn yet pulsating with energy.”—USA Today
“One of the knockout fiction debuts of the year.”—New York
“Compelling writing about what it means to be a teenager . . . It’s brilliant, it’s dark, but it’s also humorous and filled with love.”—Isaac Fitzgerald, Today
Afraid I don’t get it.
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Another action thriller from Andy McNab. Cold Blood precedes the other two in the series which I have read.
An easy read with all the usual hardcore exploits expected from a fictional Special Forces operative.
Need to rethink this 30/04/2020
Something went wrong with this one. So much so one can’t help questioning whether it is the same author.
I would question whether Red Notice by Andy McNab was in fact written by Andy McNab. It is a new series which lacks the authenticity of the earlier books I have read. He mangles the dialogue horribly when trying to introduce the complexities of an emotional relationship. It has a clumsy story line and I suspect these books are being churned out as quickly as possible to capitalise on the writers previous success.