Ryan Mac’s Comments (group member since Nov 13, 2008)

Ryan Mac’s comments from the Challenge: 50 Books group.

51. Lords Of Corruption - Kyle Mills

Not his best work but a competent summer thriller.

50. The Somnambulist - Jonathan Barnes

Very quirky but good book.

It's been awhile since I posted but this was a really good book.

49. Best Served Cold - Joe Abercrombie

Leslie wrote: "42. Lies My Teacher Told Me...


Leslie, I totally agree about Lies My Teacher Told Me. Give me more things my teacher got wrong, not repeated lectures about history being taught incorrectly.

48. The Accidental Time Machine - Joe Haldeman

Clever time traveling story

47. Beat the Reaper A Novel - Josh Bazell

Really funny, violent, vulgar book!

46. The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid

45. The Last Bridge A Novel - Teri Coyne

I received this book from a Goodreads giveaway. Eh, it was okay.

44. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies - Mick Cochrane

43. The Immortal Fire - Anne Ursu

Pretty good--the third and final book in the Cronus Chronicles

42. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

I really liked this book! Looking forward to the 2nd book.

Cassidy, I strongly recommend the other two books in the First Law series. I thought the first book was the best but they are all great. The author has a new book coming out this summer that is set in the same world--I'm definitely going to pick it up!

41. So Much Damn Money - Robert Kaiser

Well researched book about the rise of money and lobbying in U.S. government in the last 30 years. It might frustrate you but well written book by a Washington Post reporter.

Stephanie, I have to agree. I forced my way through the DaVinci Code. A friend of mine told me that Angels and Demons was SOOOO good so I gave it a try. Ugh--should've known better. That's it for me with Dan Brown.

40. The Ha-Ha A Novel - Dave King

It was okay. I liked the character in Howard and would like to read more about him but this particular story was missing something. Anyone else read this book?

39. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen King

A nice little story about a girl lost in the woods and how her favorite baseball player, Tom Gordon, and the Boston Red Sox games on the radio help her through her journey.

38. The Domino Men - Jonathon Barnes

Great book!!

37. Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro

I thought this book was kinda boring.

36. Kingdom Come - Mark Waid

I read this graphic novel as part of the summer challenge in The Next Best Book Club group. This one was not bad.

35. The Dark Is Rising - Susan Cooper

Eh--it was okay.