***** = Must read.
**** = Really good.
*** = Worth reading.
** = A waste of time, but one or two good moments.
* = Not worth your time.
-0 = Less Than Zero: a book so bad that you actually lose several IQ points from the reading experience.
1. Bust by Ken Bruen and Jason Starr ** This came within an hour and 8 minutes of being my last book of 2025 (anxiety, insomnia). If it'd been a better book, it would've made it. But alas, despite my love for Hard Case Crime, this wasn't the book for me. Too much cruelty. Too much misogyny. (It's the kind of book where a "girl" gets slapped around a bit.) Not to mention gaping wounds of plot holes, vacillating characters, and highly unlikely situations. I got this from the library in the Supermax omnibus of three novels, but I don't think I have it in me to read the other two. Time will tell...and so will I.
2. The Warlord by Mike Grell, Omnibus Volume 1 *** Lots of flaws--art out of proportion, story errors and plot holes, stupid magic dwarves...but hey, it's Mike Grell, and I have always been fond of him. 12/31/25 to 1/4/26
3. Flesh by David Szalay * This was a Booker Prize winner? Don't waste your time on it. 12/14/26 to 12/16/26
4. A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne *** A tiny (l x w) book that, thus a quick read, but enough to make me want more Sterne. 1/17/26 to 1/19/26
5. Alice in Bibleland books by Alice Joyce Davidson (28 volumes) 12/25/25 to 1/20/26
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