Me too.capricornius16 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 07:35It's a great read. Hope you'll like it as much as I did.Raya raymond wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 06:10That's actually the next book in my list.capricornius16 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 05:31 The last book I read was Superhighway by Alex Fayman. I gave it 4 out 4 stars.
What is the last book you read, and your rating?
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Re: What is the last book you read, and your rating?
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I gave it 3 out of 4 starsea_anthony wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 09:13 I just finished Walking with God by John Elderedge. A great read for Christians and an interesting one for even non-Christians.
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References to Greek mythology are found everywhere in this dense, complicated and outstanding novel.
I give it 4.5/5
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Theo, left without apparent parental support , is taken in by the parents of a school friend, until his estranged father and new girlfriend arrive unexpectedly and whisk him off to Las Vegas, where he lives a bizarre, uncontrolled existence.
Prior to leaving New York, Theo befriended Hobie, an antiques restorer, who was the partner of a man Theo met in the art gallery and who died from the injuries he sustained.
Theo's life in Las Vegas leads him to become a thief, a drug addict, a virtual vagrant and a directionless youth with a dubious future.
Returning to New York after the death of his father (linked to gambling, drugs and alcohol), Theo is taken in by Hobie, whereupon he takes an interest in the antique furniture business and makes plenty of money by engaging in dubious deals involving fake antiques.
While in Las Vegas, Theo met Boris, the son of a Russian businessman, who leaves his son mostly unsupervised to raise himself. It is Boris who leads Theo astray, albeit that Theo is easily led.
Boris becomes aware of the valuable painting that Theo has stolen, and turns up in New York several years later with news that shocks Theo and turns his life upside down.
What follows is something of a tour through the nefarious underground world of art theft and fraud, culminating in a dramatic gangster romp in Amsterdam, all related to the stolen painting.
This is an epic tale of many moving parts and vast array of characters, which maintains pace and interest most of the time but which get bogged down occasionally with excessive detail. All of the characters are flawed at multiple levels and none are particularly likable, except Boris who sparks enthusiasm for his sheer incorrigibility.
I rated it similarly but perhaps in between The Little Friend and The Secret History in terms of my enjoyment. 4 stars out of 5.
The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
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