This is a busy time of year for me, so it took longer than usual for a book of its size, but I recently finished Fall Of Giants by Ken Follett.
Mr. Follett is in my view one of the greatest writers of our time, and Fall Of Giants did not disappoint. A rich and vibrant novel with an important story to tell, I must give it my highest recommendation.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Crush
Over the weekend I read Crush by Alan Jacobson. It is a murder mystery set in the Napa Valley and exploring that area's wine industry.
Here's the thing, the book was very good, and as a wine aficionado, the descriptions of wineries were a great addition. That's the positive.
The negative is that the book had no ending. It just stopped. That was a letdown that will keep me from reading future books by the author. I presume that the book was stopped in such a way as to promise sequel sales. A cheap marketing ploy that I cannot accept.
Here's the thing, the book was very good, and as a wine aficionado, the descriptions of wineries were a great addition. That's the positive.
The negative is that the book had no ending. It just stopped. That was a letdown that will keep me from reading future books by the author. I presume that the book was stopped in such a way as to promise sequel sales. A cheap marketing ploy that I cannot accept.
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