Month: January 2010

I finished By Reason of Insanity by Randy Singer yesterday.  I just decided to do these reviews and post my thoughts on the books today so I’m trying to get caught up.

This book had 7,889 locations.  I don’t remember any sex in the book although there were some violent parts.  The book centers around several unsolved murders, lawyers, three trials, and the guilty by insanity plea.  Overall, I think it was a good read for just wasting some time.

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.  

I just got done reading Vanish by Tom Pawlik.  The book length was 5,765 locations (apx. 256 character = 1 location).

Overall, the book was a fast read.  It took me about a day and a half reading off and on to finish.  I would classify the genre as Christian Fiction and actiony (not like Ted Deker though).  I enjoyed the book up to chapter 46 (location 4,300).  At this point, the book took a turn.  I’ll try not to give away any secrets/spoilers, but the main character was faced witha crisis of belief in what I took to be a distinctly Catholic Purgatory -like way.

In general, as long as someone takes the book for what it is–a work of fiction and not anything else–it would make for a good read (especially for free). There was no sex.  I don’t remember any cussing.  There was some violence and gunplay.

[Update 01-07-2010 19:56:02] I’m still getting used to writing these reviews.  I guess I should tell you something about the book.  The main characters in the book all expereince a storm one day.  They wake up to find everyone has disappeared.  Where did everyone go?  Why did they vanish?  What are these strange shadow-like creatures?  As they meet each other, why do they disapear?  Where do they go?  How do they escape?

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Amazon links to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.  

For Christmas, I bought Cyndi a Kindle (k2 global wireless edition).  I’ll let her write a review later (it is hers and I haven’t used it for more than 2 minutes).  However, I’ve downloaded the Kindle for PC app.  I’ve been downloading just about every new free book I come across on the Amazon website.  I just finished a book that I thought was worthy of a review….I’ll be posting them here as I finish.

To see a complete list of reviews, go here.

[Update 01-19-2010 15:49:49] I’ve written about the wireless features of the kindle here.

[Update 12-02-2010 06:04:43] Edited the Kindle link to use my new affiliate link.  For information why, see this post.