(5) = Best; (4) = Better; (3) = Good; (2) = Fair; (1) = OK
These abstracts serve as reminders to myself; they serve to "jog" my memory on what a book was all about. That's all. This is not a literary critique, not a social commentary, and certainly nothing profound to warrant further discussion.
(5) = means that I really enjoyed this book; (1) = means I finished reading it but wonder if my time could have been better spent elsewhere.
One of Grisham’s best. For a while I thought Grisham might have “dried up” and lost his energy and imagination. The past few books were not as absorbing or interesting compared to earlier works such as The Pelican Brief and The Firm. So The Broker came as a surprise.
Three Pakistani hackers found nine sophisticated satellites more powerful than any in existence orbiting the planet; they develop software to control the satellites and decide to “shut them down.” How were they launched and who did they belong to? No one knows.
The hackers get greedy; they decide to sell the program to the highest bidder and hire a Broker in Washington DC to negotiate the best deal possible. The hackers are mysteriously killed and the CIA enters the picture.
But wait…we’re jumping ahead here!
The story opens with the aging CIA director manipulating a Pardon for the Broker with a lame duck United States President. We find out that the Broker had been confined to solitary confinement in a Federal Prison for several years. He is released with a new identiy so the CIA can learn what he knows and see who decides to kill him. That will tell them who owned those satellites. Upon his release from prison he is immediately flown to Italy and confined to an apartment in a small town with no money or passport.
You will have to read the book to find out what happens (5).
At first I didn’t enjoy the Half Blood Prince as much as the other Potter books. Maybe its because I lost my concentration right from the beginning. I’ll have to re-read it.
Just finished re-reading it and wow…am glad I did! My mind must have been elsewhere the first time around. This was one of Rowling’s better stories!
Harry is a teen ager. Dumbledoor takes him into his confidence by agreeing to bring him along on a search to destroy the remaining Horcruxes which Voldemort depends on for his survival. Dumbledoor’s pensieve is a key used to unlock Harry’s past and takes him into the lives of key players in the story.
Harry is attracted to Ginny. Ron and Hermonie struggle through their relationship; she admits she would have invited him to the parties sponsored by this teacher (forget his name as I write this) if he hadn’t act like such an ass (my words not hers). He finally tells her he loves her and her response is sympathetic. Interesting. Harry develops a relationship with Ginny but decides they need to break up as Voldemort uses people whom he loves in order to get at him. Dumbledoor is killed by Snape who runs off with Draco Malfoy. This book ends with Harry announcing he will not return to Hogwarts in order to take out his revenge on Snape and Voldemort. (5)
One Shot by Lee Child.
Another great Lee Child book. I loaned this to Stacy. When I get it back I’ll complete the abstract. The book is about a person arrested as a sniper for killing five people coming out of an office building. He is arrested but refuses to talk to the police and simply asks for Jack Reacher which sets the entire adventure in motion. Jack had arrested this person once in another killing many years ago and has no love for this killer. He shows up anyway and tells the public he is there to make sure the killer is “put away.”
After much research he concludes that this person could not have killed the five persons. (5)
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