While moving some notes from my old Palm database to the iPod, I noticed this reading list from years ago. It has the author, title, rating (1-10), and notes. DNF=Did not finish.
Reading List
Crichton, Michael,A Case of Need,8,
Francis, Dick,Bonecrack,9,
Freedman, J. F.,House of Smoke,9,
Kellerman,Over the Edge,7,Better at the beginning.
Hoover, Thomas,Project Daedalus,1,Bad. Stopped at about page 30.
Thomas, Ross,Protocol for a Kidnapping,4.00,Clever, interesting dialog. Hard to follow plot.
Francis, Dick,Reflex,9,Typical Francis
Mason, David,Shadow over Babylon,3,Boring and tedious
Sandford, John,Shadow Prey,7,
,The Alienist,3,Too slow. Stopped reading at about page 200
Sheldon, Sidney,The Doomsday Conspiracy,2,Really stupid stuff. Stopped reading
Hailey, Arthur,The Evening News,8,
Puzo, Mario,The Fourth K,7,Very good until 2/3 through
Dunlap, Susan,The Last Annual Slugfest,3,Didn't finish. Interesting at start, but seemed to turn into standard murder mystery.
Puzo, Mario,The Last Don,10,
Forsyth, Frederick,The Negotiator,8,Middle section is best
Grisham, John,The Runaway Jury,10,
Simmel, Johannes,The Secret Protocol,3,DNF
Brown, Sandra,The Witness,7,
?,Trial,7,
Martini, Steve,Undue Influence,4,Well-written, stopped reading it after 48 pages, since plot seemed obvious, tedious.
Taylor, Charles,War Ship,3,DNF
Sandford, John,Winter Prey,8,