It's a Novel Idea: Eruption

Eruption - Michael Crichton & James Patterson
LIttle, Brown & Company
432 Pages

What happens when you cross one of my favorite writers with one of my least favorite writers? At the very least it should be a good book. If the former’s words were kept with the latter only adding limited passages, it could be great. Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson is the best of what I consider a thriller novel. So far, the books that James Patterson has written with Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton have been my favorite books by him. Maybe this one with Michael Crichton could follow in the same vein.

Bacon Presidential Library Vol. 17: Washington's Circle

 Washington’s Circle - David S. & Jeanne T. Heidler
Random House
560 Pages

In the seemingly never ending project to read about the lives of the US Presidents, I am finally reaching the end of the list for George Washington. My tendency to obsess has made this list far longer than it needs to be. I recognize that, but I cannot stop myself. In the course of overreaching in this project, I’ve come across books that were not a good addition. I’ve also found books that were a great inclusion. Washington’s Circle by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler is one of those books that really was a great book to make part of the project.

It's a Novel Idea: Colton Gentry's Third Act

Colton Gentry’s Third Act - Jeff Zentner
Grand Central Publishing
388 Pages

Sometimes I grab a book off the shelf at the Lockport Public Library with an inner dialogue yammering incessantly. To be fair, my inner dialogues are a lot like JD’s on Scrubs, but with more music. When I first picked up Colton Gentry’s Third Act by Jeff Zentner, my head burst into laughter. Why would I read this book? It seems weird. I put it back on the shelf and walked away to look at other books. After perusing several, that voice begged me to go back. Go back!. I picked it up again. I re-read the summary and realized that this would absolutely be a book I’d love to read. I saw it as possibly being a microcosm of our political world as a whole right now. Boy, am I glad that I went back for this book.