Went in blind based on the author's reputation and well worth it.  The story itself is atmospheric and tense, with an air of mystery around the central character that isn't revealed so early as to take the drive out of the plot. 

A quaint, dryly amusing, and historically interesting novel, but not a very good one. The details of life in wartime Britain are fascinating, the Gaelic expressions (with handy glossary and pronunciation guide) and humor were a treat, but the story as a whole has no driving force, and the lack of impetus and direction results in an ending that is unusual and unsatisfactory. 

Enjoyable, but falling into the lazy trap of 'everyone's history is connected' to a ridiculous extent. 

Gorgeous reproductions but the poor fact-checking in the essay is distracting.

What is the connection between a set of bones found in an old chalk tunnel that is being turned into an upscale restaurant and a missing homeless woman?  Is there really an underground society living beneath the streets of Norwich?  As more individuals from the homeless community turn up murdered, Ruth and Nelson and the rest of the police squad must team up to determine what is happening.  And when Ruth's mother suddenly becomes ill Nelson steps in to care for Kate opening a new can of worms when Nelson's daughter, Laura, meets her half-sister for the first time.  

Classic vaudville and Broadway routines transferred from stage to screen.  Particualrly enjoyable are the Bridge scene and Zeppo and Harpo's musical interludes, along with the 'special effects' when Groucho plays shooting gallery among the guests.

The movie Kurt Russell should have won an Oscar for - still making grown men cry 25 years later. 

Based on the popular video game series; while it is accessable to the non-player, many of the subtleties and references will be lost on the caual viewer.

Classic Comedy. The routines hold up beautifully, but the produuction values, cinematography, and transitional scenes are all terrible from a modern standpoint.

A concept that defied credulity even when originally created, but suspend your disbelief and enjoy the creepy settings, performances and ambiance. The only parts that don't stand up are a few truly horrid visual special effects and a rather abrupt ending. 

Slightly dated but still hilarious. 

Ignore the occassionally stilted language as an artifact of a script written for a primarily foreign audience and enjoy the splendid landscapes, sets, and actions set pieces. 

Yet another boring rehash and reinvention of a superhero's origins - this time corrupted with a host of personality flaws in the titular hero and poor art to boot.

True to the subtitle, this volume culls down the quartet of storylines from the first installment to focus on the two most interesting.

Short but evocative, even so the least entertaining of his children's works. 

The first of Rollins' book to beget a sequel (A fact I wasn't expecting at the time I first read it). Measured against his earlier works, if any book was strong enough to merit furtyer volumes, this one was it.

Everything one expects  from a Deaver - obfuscation, misdirection, and multiple endings that don't fail to entertain. 

The second novel in Rollins' Sigma Force series, so it moves faster than any of his previous works that had to spend time establishing carachters. Jump in, hang on, and enjoy the ride. 

Evil Supergenius brothers can quickly dissolve into parody, but Preston & Child keep it grounded and entertaining.

One of the best of the old expeanded universe novels. Stovertakes what would have beena standard slice-em-up in a lesser authors hands and makes it into a carachter study about Jedi philosophy and the nature of evil (while still including plenty of Slice-em-up scenes to keep the story moving).