The Prodigal Son

This book made me weirdly uncomfortable, because I found it hard to tell if its reflection of racism and sexism during its setting (1969) was really accurate or if the book was racist and sexist in and of itself. Also, I'm impressed that the police found a "Rubic cube" at a crime scene in 1969 when......more

A deadly neurotoxin is missing from Chubb University biochemist Millie Hunter’s laboratory refrigerator. She reports it to her dad, CT’s Chief Medical Examiner. They both know it has to be recovered soon because it is a poison that shuts down the nervous system. Soon the bodies begin to pile up and......more

In the interest of full disclosure I must tell you that the publisher provided me with a free paperback copy of this book. I've been a fan and admirer of Colleen McCullough since "The Thornbirds". Her subsequent historical fiction is some of the best I have had the pleasure of reading. If that's what......more

Odd, odd, odd. The odd colloquialisms (US phrases via an Aussie's ear??) plus the sometimes Yoda-ish syntax, made it odd to read - to the point of distracting from flow (plot and dialogue). Terms related to racism, misogyny, and other biases all too often were used not to highlight inappropriate att......more

Foi bom rever Carmine e Desdemona e ver como interagem no seu dia-a-dia, em casa e com os filhos. Delia foi outra personagem que me cativou, não me lembro dela dos outros livros da série e achei-a fantástica, com aquele jeito despachado dela e a forma de se vestir, juntando padrões e cores vivas tor......more