Dashiell Hammett is one of those authors I’ve heard about, and always meant to read. According to wikipedia he is rated as one of the best mystery authors… well based on this book I’m not convinced of that. But maybe I need to try a different one? Red Harvest is…
In the near future a group of dogs head for New York, but these are not your average four legged friends. They walk on their hindlegs, can talk, have hands and dress in formal 19th-century Prussian clothes. This is their story. It is the story of how they were created,…
Barker has created an interesting world but I found that the whole story was overshadowed by the ending. But that is only because I didn’t realise that it was book 1 of a series. The characters and world that Barker introduces us to is quite fantastic, in both senses of…
A very wierd book, imo. Almost nothing at all about Richard, instead it is all about his half-sister Jenn. I have such an ambivalent attitude towards this series. I quite enjoy reading them but the political and philosophical meaning behind the stories is almost the exact opposite of everything I…
A good read, if a little scary at time. In a way it is unreal, like watching a parania TV show, and maybe that is why this sort of thing is ignored. We don’t really believe things are as bad as this books makes the out. Or if we do…