© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Rocketgirl Recent reviews written by member Rocketgirl en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_446749904516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Pete Hamill has written a number of books, some fiction, some non-fiction. It would be difficult to classify his fiction because it doesn't neatly fit in any genre. It isn't quite literary either. I guess I must call it general fiction. This is the first... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~446749904516 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:25:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_446749904516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_445273378436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Yes, that's what he claims. He didn't murder the former senator. And when he killed the attorney that came to see him in jail it was in self-defense, not in cold blood. It seemed an open and shut case to the prosecution though. The jailer supposedly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~445273378436 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:27:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_445273378436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437758299780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This is the second book I have read by Homer Hickam, the first one being October Sky. Both have to do with space exploration. Though the book is somewhat technical, it is not overly so and easy to grasp by the average reader. However, you do have to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437758299780 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:31:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437758299780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435432296068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Lake Sylvia State Park is located in Washington State. It is near Gray's Harbor on the coast. The closest town is Montesano, the county seat, off State Highway 12. The park is just a few miles outside of town, so emergency help is nearby, as well as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435432296068 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:21:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435432296068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429564530308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Michael Crichton puts a lot of research into his novels. No matter the topic, there is always a scientific aspect to them and his research makes sure that the plots sound scientifically possible. I have enjoyed every book of his that I have read... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429564530308 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:08:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429564530308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427650289284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - It's hard to categorize Stuart Woods' novels because they all seem to have a different focus. One might be suspense, one might be historical, another might be crime. They all do have a suspenseful aspect to them though, much in the way that Sidney... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427650289284 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:33:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427650289284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423825084036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - If you've read books by David Baldacci before, this book is unlike his usual fare. He generally writes book of suspense, sometimes political, sometimes crime, all intriguing. This book is much different. It could almost be classified as an "Oprah"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423825084036 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:28:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423825084036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_420127477380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - For anyone who might be unfamiliar, the Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams, is serialized in hundreds of newspapers across the country. Dilbert is a software engineer who works for an ignorant boss and even more incompetent "higher-ups" who have no idea... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~420127477380 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:28:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_420127477380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415023664772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I had never picked up a book by Jayne Ann Krentz before this one. I knew they were romances to one degree or another and so was never interested. I have no patience for romance novels as they tend to be out of touch with real life. Not only that, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415023664772 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:01:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415023664772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411239616132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Fans of the TV series &#147Bones&#148 on Fox will enjoy this book. That is because this is the series that the TV show is based on. Kathy Reichs, herself a forensic anthropologist, created the character of Dr. Temperance Brennan. Through this series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411239616132 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:13:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411239616132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407559179908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This series of novels by Edna Buchanan features Britt Montero, ace reporter for the Miami Herald. This is one of the earlier books in the series, written in 1994. Reporter Britt Montero is of Cuban descent with an Aunt who still practices Santeria, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407559179908 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:42:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407559179908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405596376708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - (NOTE: This review is of the paperback version, not of the audiobook described. The book version is not in Epinions database.) This is one of several novels I have read by Jack Higgins. His novels are generally political intrigue centered around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405596376708 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:47:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405596376708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403768839812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Janet Evanovich is known for her detective series with numbers in the titles, starring Stephanie Plum the detective. Stephanie is likeable, bumbling, and surrounded by good looking men and dangerous thugs. Her pistol-packing granny is always good for a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403768839812 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403768839812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_403056135812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This novel is one of many in a long list of books by Stuart Woods featuring Stone Barrington, the one-time cop, now lawyer. These stories do not feature complex characters and emotional upheavals, they are purely suspense novels. Stuart Woods does a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~403056135812 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:08:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_403056135812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401642262148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This book by Sidney Sheldon is entertaining at best, and predictable at worst. His books tend to be very fast-paced, suspenseful, with a climactic ending. The reader does get those things in "Are you Afraid of the Dark?" On the other hand, the reader... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401642262148 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:35:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401642262148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400459730564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - of inattention, and disaster can happen. Just like driving a car, it only takes a small amount of time tuning the radio or adjusting the heater and before you know it you're in a wreck. Well, it only took a split second of inattention, and Michelle... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400459730564 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:27:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400459730564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_399260028548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I had already read Relic by these two authors and really enjoyed it. So I had high expectations from this book. I was not disappointed. I guess the closest category for their books would be suspense. They could also fit as adventure stories. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~399260028548 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:04:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_399260028548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_382847061636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - I see that I disagree with the other people who have read this book. I have read other Joanna Brady books by J.A. Jance, so I expected to enjoy this one. However, I had to start it three different times before I finally finished it. It just didn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~382847061636 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:14:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_382847061636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_360947486340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Mary Jane Clark has a series of suspense novels and this apparently is the first one, written in 1998. It appears that the author is not related to Mary Higgins Clark, a famous suspense writer, but may have used her middle name in a similar manner in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~360947486340 Sat, 12 May 2007 15:46:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_360947486340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_351890869892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - The title of this book sounds like a tale of a serial killer or some other modern horror story. It takes its title from what someone supposedly said during the murder trial described. However, the tale is not of a serial killer or some other modern day... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~351890869892 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:15:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_351890869892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_347666419332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Richard Laymon has a string of successful horror novels, so I thought I would try one. I enjoy horror but its hard to find good books with a good mix of mystery and suspense and believability without being too gory. Unfortunately I think this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~347666419332 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:26:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_347666419332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_337715302020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - Writer Carl Hiaasen is an investigative journalist and columnist for the Miami Herald. As such his books have a tendency to be set in Florida, particularly in the Miami area. They are not exactly a series, in that they do not have a recurring main... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~337715302020 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:11:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_337715302020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_330827796100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - If anyone saw the movie The Bone Collector, you will know who Lincoln Rhyme is. Denzel Washington portrayed the quadriplegic detective, based on the first novel in this series, The Bone Collector. I have not read any other novels by Jeffrey Deaver,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~330827796100 Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:30:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_330827796100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_322083917444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This is a good book for those interested in maritime history and in particular, shipwrecks. The book focuses on a series of shipwrecks that happened on the Oregon and Washington coasts. These wrecks happened during the first 30 years of the 20th... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~322083917444 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:35:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_322083917444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_318282239620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Rocketgirl - This is a series featuring Thomas Black, a private detective. He used to work for the Seattle police department. Now he works freelance, frequently for Kathy Birchfield, a Seattle attorney. This book is apparently the second book in the series,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~318282239620 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:12:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_318282239620?linkin_id=8003929