Ice Station by Matt Reilly

This is a pretty good read as long as you hang your brain on the shelf for it's duration. Matt (or Matthew as he's going by now) does an excellent job of keeping the action and suspense moving forward. I found the story requires more than the normal effort required to suspend your belief, but not to the point of distraction. There is always so much going on you don't have time to really stop and think about it.

Since it's an action story most if not all the characters are wooden and the main character is a cross of an Energizer Bunny and a Timex watch.

Recommended reading on a rainy day or when you have the flu.

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

Wow, what a story! I have seen the movie five or six times so I went into this thinking that it would be the same story with just more details. I couldn’t have been more wrong. There is an amazing amount of things that are in here that the movie omits. In fact while reading the book I never really felt like the movie spoiled any of the plot. I'm still amazed at how fresh it was to read. I enjoyed this book enough that I can honestly say it is one of my favorites of all time and I'm sure I will be reading it again.

If you've thought about reading this but decided not to because you've seen the movie, think again. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Where have I been?

It's been awhile but this winter my body decided to become the center for every strain of flu/cold out there. I'm on the mend finally, or until I catch the next dose of junk that's floating around. Anyway on the agenda is a review of John Irving's "Cider House Rules", and another book or two.