March saw a total of 8 books read in the month - not a single one reviewed yet!I got kind of distracted by other matters more pressing than blogging and will hopefully get a few garbled thoughts posted on each - more out of a sense of completism than for any other reason.
Keith Gilman - Bad Habits (2013) (4)
Malcolm Mackay - The Sudden Arrival of Violence (2014) (5)
Max Allan Collins - Quarry's Deal (1976) (4.5)
Lawrence Block - The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes (2015) (4)
Quentin Bates - Thin Ice (2016) (4.5)
Hans Keilson - Comedy in a Minor Key (1947) (4)
Craig Faustus Buck - Psycho Logic (2014) (4.5)
Bill Pronzini - Nightshades (1984) (4)
Trivia/useless data.......
1 from the 40s, 1 from the 70s, 1 from the 80s, 5 from this decade.
6 were owned copies, 2 were from publishers,
All 8 were fiction, 1 was a collection of short stories, 1 was an audiobook.
5 were US authors, 1 English, 1 Scottish, 1 German
4 paperbacks, 3 kindle reads and an audiobook,
Funny enough the audiobook was the one with the most sex and swearing - just as well I listened to it mostly in isolation while cooking Mother's Day dinner!
1 - 5 star read and the book of the month Malcolm Mackay's trilogy ending - The Sudden Arrival of Violence!
3 x 4.5 star ratings and 4 x 4 stars - no stinkers!
Favourite cover - Keith Gilman's Bad Habits.
Not surprised to see that the Mackaey earned a 5 from you, Col. That's a great trilogy. And I see you got some Collins, Bates and Block in, too - a solid month, then.
ReplyDeleteMargot thanks. Not a bad month all in all, a couple more numbers-wise would have been better, but hey - no complaints!
DeleteGood to see you are continuing with Pronzini. The other day I got the just-published "Zigzag" which is actually several novellas. When you get a chance, what is "Comedy in a Minor Key"? Interesting cover.
ReplyDeleteGlen - I've got Zigzag on my wishlist - but I'm some way off actually needing it on the shelves (tubs!)
DeleteA COMEDY IN A MINOR KEY - originally published in 1947. The author fled from the Nazis. Its a short novel about a couple who hide a Jew in their house during the Dutch occupation and the difficulties that ensue when he dies.
Col, this means I have got more authors to read. Glad you'd a good reading month.
ReplyDeletePrashant - thanks. Glad to expand your reading list!
DeleteLooks like you enjoyed your reading, though -- nothing lower than 4!
ReplyDeleteYeah - nothing sucked, I would liked to have gotten to double figures though.
DeleteCol – Lots of good books, as usual. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNo problem - I think you would enjoy Mackay's books amongst others.
DeleteYou were reading more than I was expecting, given your silence. Look forward to some reviews. I'm glad to see Lawrence Block hasn't given up on his efforts to raise the tone with his cover art.
ReplyDeleteApril was quieter and May has only seen 2 completed so far! Nice cover on the Block - I think I may have actually blushed when listening to it - borderline pornographic in places with lots of ..... ( I can't even bring myself to post what I was gonna say)
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