- The New York Four - by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly
A well drawn book about a college student and her three friends weather their everyday lives. I liked it because it was just well, nice in every way and the appearance in black and white is captivating.
- Fight for Tomorrow - by Brian Wood, Denys Cowan and Kent Williams
The story of a fighter who had been kidnapped as a child and then been used for entertainment fights. Being free he searches for his lost friend and love. Again a well told story from the beginning to the end with art that is aiding to accentuate the brutality of the world in which it is situated.
- The losers: ante up - By Andy Diggle and Jock
Quite enjoyable and sometime in the future I will buy the next episode of this series.
Millenium I-III by Stieg Larsson - The whole story is very captivatingly written, not letting you go so easily. The first book is more or less stand alone which you can read just like that. It has an ending that does not need a sequel. The second and third book are connected and in my opinion do not have the same amount of suspense. Sometimes the whole story feels a bit drawn out and some parts are slightly repetitive.
"The stupiest Angel" by Christopher Moore - A funny story about a small town during Christmas time. This book attracts with its mocking violence and strange people. For me there are some similarities with the boulevard news paper which sells due to violence and sex topics. It was fun to read but had no real substance.
"the other hand" by Chris Cleave - A book of fiction about two women whose life got entangled. One a refugee and the other a newspaper woman. The story is written very well and the switch between the two main characters after each chapter provides you with two sides of the same story. The book affects you by bringing you the topic of being a refugee nearer. While reading I was wondering how the author got the facts right or if he just made up the whole story.
"The naming of the dead" by Ian Rankin - A detective story with a main character not unlike Peter Falk in "Colombo" but not that straight forward with solving the case. A kind of antihero doing investigative police work while living a life that is not overly exciting. I like it. Good book to have to pass the time.
"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown - Thought it was crap right from the start. Annoyed by the lack of creativity. Dan Brown borrows from actual facts and things and distorts them so that he can enclose the story in mystery while making the reader believe that there is a possibility that it might be true. He is so superficial while doing it. It feels more like an attempt to screw with ones mind. I actually did not get past page 118, which was already a struggle.
"Rock of Refuge" by John Haworth - A book I only struggled through because it was the best for a tired mind of the selection I had left. The interesting thing was the view on Lebanon of the situation there at the time of writing. I had no idea before and now that is different.
"Number Ten" by Sue Townsend - A parody about the british prime minister and local and international politics. Most of the funny criticism can be applied to almost every country.
"The Dragons of Eden" by Carl Sagan - a very good book about what Carl Sagan found everywhere about the evolution of the human brain. It is well and comprehensibly written. Interesting topic. Many predictions he made in 1977 when the book was written came true today.
"Why we can't wait" - by Martin Luther King Jr. A book about the protests in Birmingham (Alabama) depicting the whole process of non-violent direct action protesting. Very interesting to read and to get to know what kind of person Martin Luther King Jr. was.
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - Robert Prisig. A really good book I read over the last two years on and off, repeating passages and thinking a lot about the meaning of Quality. The whole book is essentially about that topic and when you take it seriously can alter your life for the better.