So far I've tackled 31 books, though I've been doing a bunch of rereading this year, so I'll just tackle the really good books I'd read for the first time.
Listed in order of most recently finished.
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Loads of underwater action and creepy good stuff. Great monster. Accessible writing. Totally engaging.
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Outside the expected mosaic collection of stories. Comedic. Horrific. Sexy. Sometimes totally bonkers.
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Really fantastic. Totally hit the spot. Great story. Great pacing. Great voice. Block rocked this one, start to finish.
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Outrageous. Funny. Engrossing. Surprising. I don't know, could anybody be more reliable than Westlake? Is it possible?
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This book is magic. An engaging, mysterious story, all the way through. Totally awesome.
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Is you were teaching a class on suspense writing, my guess you'd use this book as an example of skirting a plotting masterpiece.
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Totally fantastic. Lightning pacing. Endearing characters. Great, relatable hook.
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Incredible story. Painful. Endearing. Fantastic, accessible writing.
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This one gets thick and the weaving of the situation left me spinning by the end. Almost story with a perfect conclusion.
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Brilliantly written. Totally deserving of all the praise it's gotten and will get in the future. I hope when they make the movie, they cast Natasha Lyonne as the doctor.