Something Wicked This Way Comes

Title: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Author: Ray Bradbury

Pages: 9 discs

Genre: Science Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis: James Nightshade and Will Halloway hear the calliope of a carnival just before midnight about a week before Halloween. They sneak out of the house to explore and investigate and they find Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show coming to life.  James and Will notice a lot of strange things happening and it is up to them to run Cooger & Dark's out of town.

My Review: This was a book that I had heard of, but I was not prepared for the strangeness of this one.  It took me a good portion of the book to get into it, as I found the first part to be pretty confusing.  I didn't love this book, but I am interested in watching one of the film adaptations.

The Judas Testament

Title: The Judas Testament

Author: Daniel Easterman

Pages: 437

Genre: Historical Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis: A controversial scroll that was in the hands of the Jews until WWII is finally unearthed in the Lenin Library in Moscow, Russia.  The different groups that are trying to get their hands on the scroll instigates an International conspiracy between British Intelligence, a Nazi German group and a group of scholars.

My Review:  The book was based on an interesting premise, but there were large parts of the book that felt like the story was forced.  Just a little too much unbelievable things for me to give this book more love.

The Kalahari Typing School for Men

Title: The Kalahari Typing School for Men

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Pages: 186

Genre: Fiction

Grade: B

Synopsis: This is the 4th book in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (I haven't read any of the others).  The detective agency is still going strong as the only detective agency in Botswana and its founder, Precious Ramotswe is living a happy life.  However, change is in the air as a man opens the Satisfaction Guaranteed Detective Agency across town and Mma Ramotswe's assistant, Mma Makutsi needs help opening her typing school for men.

My Review: This book was alright.  It was an easy, enjoyable read, but not a nail-biter or page-turner.  I enjoy reading books that are set in places that I know very little about (such as Botswana).  If I happen across the other books in the series I wouldn't mind reading them.