The Next Accident

The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner
6oz

Total: 4lbs 13 oz








I was not all that impressed with this book at all. I was hoping for an edge of your seat suspense book, but instead I got ridiculous dialog coupled with a so-so plot. I will say that the mystery at the core of the book was pretty well done. I caught on to one aspect relatively quickly, but the end did surprise me. My problem with the book had more to do with how her characters related to each other. No one speaks the way her characters speak to each other. This is why I don't read romance novels. Is it too much to ask to have characters speak like normal human beings?

If you like mysteries and a quick read, I would recommend this book, but it's definitely not high brow caliber.

Mr. Murder

Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz

8oz

Total 4lbs 7 oz






I haven't read many Dean Koontz books. This one was recommended to me... well sort of. I was told that it was the best book Dean Koontz has ever written, but that still ain't saying much.

I do agree that this book was loads better than Odd Thomas, but it certainly didn't keep me gripped to the edge of my seat, and the end was pretty laughable. The book tells the story of Marty Stillwater. Marty is an author living a quiet suburban life, when all of a sudden he starts having bizarre fugues. Turns out there is a look alike, or Other, who is interrupting Marty's brainwaves. The Other looks just like Marty, but has no recollection of his past. All he knows is that he wants Marty's future, Marty's wife and Marty's kids. The Other goes after Marty and tries to steal his family. Meanwhile, there's this thing called a Network who are going after the Other. It's all supposed to be very complicated, but instead it's all just ridiculous.

I have no idea how Koontz got so many of his books published. He is a poor man's Stephen King. I have not once cared one shit about any of Koontz's characters. They are self indulgent and whiny.

Thankfully, I'm now moving on to something else. I could only take this guy for so long.

Beebread-Florin stops by

And now a poem from my friend Beebread-Florin:



I smell something funny
Could it be you?
It's rancid and foul
I think it's your shoe.

I give you tanactin
But you turn up your nose
So instead I throw at you
Some soap and a hose.

What created this stink
that's so icky?
I was thinking this
When I noticed your hickey.

Black and blue
all around your neck.
Now leave
I thought you just wanted a peck.

I pulled out my mace
"get away" I said
Then you pulled off your shoe
and at once I was dead.

There's a (slight) Chance I Might be Going to Hell

There's a (slight) Chance I Might be Going to Hell
by: Laurie Notaro

Weight: 7 oz
Total: 3 lbs 15oz







This was a fantastic book about a lonely woman named Maye who moves to a new town and desperately wants to make new friends. After her husband is offered a job in Spaulding, Maye decides to be a freelance writer which only brings her boredom. After a series of very embarrassing events, Maye is left an outcast. She has no friends and has used up all of her ideas to gain some. Until someone mentions the Sewer Pipe Queen Pageant.

Maye goes on a quest to not only win over some friends, but make the entire town love her. With the help of another outcast of Spaulding, Maye not only uncovers a great friend, but also a great mystery.

Very funny and witty. A must read.