Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard - Two Stars ☆☆

I just finished four of Leonard's novels. I think Agnes Lowzier describes all the characters best: "A half-smart guy, that's what I always draw. Never once a man who's smart all the way around the course." All of Leonard's people are half-smart.

George W. Parker

Game of Thrones

 Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin - Two Stars ☆☆

I read the book. I do not think I would read it again and I chose not to read the next in the series. I found Arya Stark the only interesting character in the book. That lack of interest reflects on the writer. I was disappointed.

George W. Parker

Red Harvest

 Red Harvest - Dashiell Hammett- Five Stars ☆☆☆☆☆

The Continental Op drops into Poisonville "Hard BoiIed" incarnate. He's angry because they try to kill him and he's disgusted by the lying, backstabbing, double-dealing leaders of the city. His solution: everyone sufferers.

This is Hammett's first novel (1929) and his angriest look at the world. It's worth your time. 

George W. Parker

A Legacy of Spies

A Legacy of Spies - John le Carré - Four Stars ☆☆☆☆

Four Stars - I will reread it.

This last book from Carré has a fresh feel to it with a different approach (kind of) to its storytelling.  I enjoyed the new perspective on the Alec Leamas story and immediately reread The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, which is a five-star book.

George W. Parker