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Review Date: 4/4/2011
Helpful Score: 1
Background
My favorite author since adolescence is Michael Crichton ever since I watched Jurassic Park and read The Lost World. By the time I graduated high school, I had read everything he had printed in his own name to that point. However, I had only read one of his pseudonymous works and really did not know what else he had written. Thanks to GoodReads, I was able to get a quick list of everything attributed to Crichton and even put them on a wish list so, when someone was ready to swap out their copy, I would have a chance to get it.
Grave Descend was the first book to become available to swap from another GoodReads reader, and I jumped at the chance. This was a very quick read and pretty easy to follow. Crichton had written this book while in medical school, and it was published in 1970. That year it was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. The printing I read was the first reprint ever of the book (from my research), which was published for the Hard Case Crime series.
My Reaction
This was a very quick and enjoyable read. It reactivated that part of my brain that had enjoyed the Hardy Boys stories as I tried to figure out the mystery as it was unfolding. The main characters were easy to cheer on, rather reminiscent of the hero of an action movie. The antagonists were complex enough to be believable, but still somewhat larger than life. I guess you get that from these stories where espionage and coverup are involved.
There were times when I got a bit confused by some of the action and which character was whom, a problem I think would be somewhat unavoidable in this specific story. I had to read the last chapter twice to figure out what did finally happen to the relationships of the main characters. Overall, the book was a nice distraction from doing things not related to reading and is something I could easily pick up and read a couple more times.
My favorite author since adolescence is Michael Crichton ever since I watched Jurassic Park and read The Lost World. By the time I graduated high school, I had read everything he had printed in his own name to that point. However, I had only read one of his pseudonymous works and really did not know what else he had written. Thanks to GoodReads, I was able to get a quick list of everything attributed to Crichton and even put them on a wish list so, when someone was ready to swap out their copy, I would have a chance to get it.
Grave Descend was the first book to become available to swap from another GoodReads reader, and I jumped at the chance. This was a very quick read and pretty easy to follow. Crichton had written this book while in medical school, and it was published in 1970. That year it was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. The printing I read was the first reprint ever of the book (from my research), which was published for the Hard Case Crime series.
My Reaction
This was a very quick and enjoyable read. It reactivated that part of my brain that had enjoyed the Hardy Boys stories as I tried to figure out the mystery as it was unfolding. The main characters were easy to cheer on, rather reminiscent of the hero of an action movie. The antagonists were complex enough to be believable, but still somewhat larger than life. I guess you get that from these stories where espionage and coverup are involved.
There were times when I got a bit confused by some of the action and which character was whom, a problem I think would be somewhat unavoidable in this specific story. I had to read the last chapter twice to figure out what did finally happen to the relationships of the main characters. Overall, the book was a nice distraction from doing things not related to reading and is something I could easily pick up and read a couple more times.
Review Date: 10/10/2017
I have always admired Squire Parsons as a singer and songwriter. In my 8th grade West Virginia History class, he was actually listed as one of the famous people from our state in the textbook alongside Chuck Yeager, Jerry West, and Don Knotts.
This book is an autobiography that really shows his thought process and internal reasoning throughout his entire path into and through gospel music and preaching, including the spiritual battles and maturing process he endured. The style is like traveling on the bus with Squire as he's recounting moments of his life as they come to memory.
As much as I looked up to Squire Parsons before, reading into what shaped him makes me respect him even more.
This book is an autobiography that really shows his thought process and internal reasoning throughout his entire path into and through gospel music and preaching, including the spiritual battles and maturing process he endured. The style is like traveling on the bus with Squire as he's recounting moments of his life as they come to memory.
As much as I looked up to Squire Parsons before, reading into what shaped him makes me respect him even more.
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