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Deception Point - Dan Brown 9/10

Always like Dan Brown's stuff, really gets you thinking. The great thing is Dan always mixes it up, there is always some interesting subject matter and no two books are the same. Deception point catalogs the story of our familiar protagonist 'Professor Langdon' as they discover an colossal alien like fossil / asteroid buried deep within the polar ice caps. Asking the question did life start on earth or was it brought on a falling asteroid, or is it something else altogether!

 

I'll just preface this by saying, obviously I haven't read all these books over the weekend, but some of these reviews are of books I read ages ago.

Kiterunner - 10/10
The kiterunner is a classic and literary heavy weight. Very different to what I normally read. Set in Afghanistan where the Taliban rule. A story about a boy and his brother as they struggle to overcome the tyranny of totalitarian rule - the only happy memory is that of kiterunning when they were kids. Haunted by a terrible mistake of his past where he watched his brother get raped, he is now confronted with a similar situation except in adulthood and with another child. This time, it is too costly to sit back and watch. The stakes are high, gripping from start to finish.

 

The Sober Truth by Lance Dodes MD and Zachary Dodes his son - 7/10

It was no nonsense scientific truth so like you can't argue with it in terms of being accurate. Also like it was a debunking exercise so it was kind of bland yet it reminded me addiction is all in the mind (physical addiction IS NOT true addiction) and it is more valuable to look within than look without for a solution.

 

I used to binge on Brown. Loved that thing.

 

The last book I read was 'The Power In Prayer' by Charles Spurgeon. It had a positive impact on my soul. Spurgeon takes the reader to all kinds of scripture to prove his points [concerning prayer]. It's not a long book, but it's full of wisdom. I'd give it a 9/10.

 

Carry on, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse- 9/10

Can always count on good ol' Jeeves and Bertram Wooster to lift the spirits- I feel more British than I should. That last chapter in Jeeves's perspective was surprising, intriguing, though somewhat disappointing; that the gentleman's gentleman was so adept at manipulating old Bertie, even if I should have expected that.

It's a quick read, and I'd give this book a 9, though it is definitely 10-worthy. I'd like my rating to have some meaning, and meaning comes with scarcity. (flashback: The Fault in Our Stars.) This is the 2nd book published in the Jeeves series by date, though the publishers didn't seem to find the logic in using a serial number to help a reader out. I'm thankful to my friend for reading this book first, and letting me know that it contains spoilers for the first book (The Inimitable Jeeves), and is therefore a continuous series; I assumed I could pick up any of these short stories and start reading. However, the series is as follows:

• The Inimitable Jeeves (1923)
• Carry On, Jeeves (1925)
• Very Good Jeeves (1930)
• Right Ho, Jeeves (1934; US title Brinkley Manor)
• The Code of the Woosters (1938)
• Joy in the Morning (1946)
• The Mating Season (1949)
• Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit(1955; US title Bertie Wooster Sees it Through)
• Jeeves in the Offing (1960; US title How Right You Are, Jeeves)
• Thank You, Jeeves (1934)
• Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963)
• Much Obliged, Jeeves (1971; US title Jeeves and the Ties that Bind)
• Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen (1974; US title The Cat-Nappers)

(citation: from here)

P. G. Wodehouse is a gifted comedian, and it shows through his words. His style of writing is engaging, amusing and frequently downright hilarious, though he rarely cracks a straightforward joke. Definitely a satisfying read, I recommend anyone with a good amount of 'grey cells' to try it out.

 

I know right! Ironically, books by Agatha Christie, for example, which don't follow any set pattern, at least have a list at the back for the specific series, but I was this close to having a plot revealed.