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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-quidrock Recent reviews written by member quidrock en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491045883524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Ah, Harry Bosch.  Hero of most of Michael Connelly’s superb crime thrillers.  Los Angeles detective; stoic, brooding, professional, capable of taking crimes apart bit by bit and then trailing every one of those bits to earth, until the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491045883524 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:50:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491045883524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486099684996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - At first glance, author Alan Brennert, in his books, "Moloka'i" and "Honolulu", attempts to tell the tale of two brave women of the islands of Hawaii; and while each book is a rich writing of historical fiction, Brennert accomplishes so much more than... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486099684996 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:22:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486099684996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485593288324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Out of the ashes of the world's great tragedies come the seeds and the stories of hope and redemption. Such is Gaile Parkin's first novel, "Baking Cakes in Kigali", set after the end of the killing in Rwanda. As the country begins to heal again, Angel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485593288324 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:05:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485593288324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482892091012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock -  I spent a great deal of a single day with my nose buried in "The Siege", Stephen White's 17th novel. And without blindly tossing around too many superlatives, it is an edge of the seat thriller, completely absorbing, and his finest novel yet... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482892091012 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:36:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482892091012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481245040260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - I’m not a bath person, nor do I luxuriate in a shower.  I’ve been known to get in and out, including hairwashing (!) in 4 minutes or less.  In the last 3-4 years, I’ve kind of ditched bath soaps and use shower gels (aka... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481245040260 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:58:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481245040260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481152306820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - The O'Shaughnessy sisters have been collaborating on a legal thriller series, starring young California lawyer Nina O'Reilly for well over a decade now, but hadn't given their readers a new book since 2005. When we last left Nina, in Lake Tahoe in "Case... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481152306820 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:00:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481152306820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480619564676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - All right, you didn’t like, or don’t remember the film “Blue Steel” with Jamie Lee Curtis.  But I did. It’s in the special DVD drawer with Finding Forester, Anne of the Thousand Days, Misery, the Verdict  and all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480619564676 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:51:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480619564676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480233950852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Although classified as a "thriller", Frey's novel, set in Sarasota, Florida is more a tale of two seemingly unrelated events, coming together, and resulting in a tale of redemption that was a very satisfying read. I probably enjoyed the story... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480233950852 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 08:18:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480233950852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479710645892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - I really appreciated Tom Rob Smith’s first novel, “Child 44”, which was released in 2008.  This is his second, and  I can caution potential readers: 1.  Don’t read the second novel without the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479710645892 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 16:31:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479710645892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479695441540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - There is no way to tell a prospective reader... "Enjoy!" with the short novel, "The Spare Room". There is much to admire, but altogether too much sorrow. All of us seem to be touched by cancer in one way or another; each touch, a round of sadness. In her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479695441540 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 13:26:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479695441540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479141072516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - The inspiration for Colum McCann’s tale of ‘70’s New York City is the surprising hire wire walk of Philippe Petit, unannounced, unauthorized, strung between the now gone Twin Towers.  People too young to have lived at that time... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479141072516 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:24:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479141072516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441061248644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Harlan Coben, in the last six years, has been the highly praised author of stand-alone suspense stories. Beginning with "Tell No One" in 2001, Coben has produced 7 suspense novels- his sales success was matched by winning the Edgar, the Agatha, and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441061248644 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:57:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441061248644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439380315780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - A little over 100 miles almost directly west of Toronto, in the beautiful land of Ontario, and about 130 miles northwest of Niagara falls, is a small Canadian city, named after the place of Shakespeare’s birth, Stratford. Stratford sits on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439380315780 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:35:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439380315780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439362096772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Reviewer's note: I contacted one of the category leads to see if she could change the title listing for this book. Inexplicably, Epinions, at the date of this writing, had it listed as: John Grisham - Beloved Bible Stories / the Creation / Noah... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439362096772 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:38:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439362096772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439357968004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Down for the count with a summer allergy outbreak, hammered by prednisone, I turned to Harry Potter DVD's for my diversion. It was well worth it. If we gave letter grades instead of stars, I'd give "The Chamber of Secrets" an A-. The film version... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439357968004 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:05:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439357968004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439356460676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Secretary is a black comedy piece from director Steven Shainberg. Shainberg previously directed the forgettable "Hit Me", and with a shared writing credit, and full directorial and producing credits from this film, it felt as though he was growing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439356460676 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:32:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439356460676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439349448324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - I have been a fan of Tony Dungy's since he was a young quarterback for my Minnesota Gophers. It was with deep affection and a belief in his approach to football and to true leadership in sports that I watched him walk into the lives of football fans in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439349448324 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:27:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439349448324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438499053188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Sheryl Crow rescues her career by turning to Bill Bottrell, her music partner from her first watershed album, &#147Tuesday Night Music Club&#148. I&#146ve liked a lot of her work since then, but she hasn&#146t produced a CD like that one since she and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438499053188 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:55:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438499053188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_438351335044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Long a fan of "Citizen X" the HBO film about Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who killed children at large in the Soviet Union from 1978-1990, I'd heard some buzz about "Child 44", but didn't read any reviews until I purchased the book. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~438351335044 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:56:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_438351335044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437982826116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - I don't own any ABBA music, but who needs to when you memorized it all as you lived through it? From 1972-1982, the Swedish foursome that was ABBA topped charts worldwide with catchy, kitschy tunes and four part harmony. Some of the uniqueness of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437982826116 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:22:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437982826116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437543538308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Some 46 years ago; 1962, before the sexual revolution; (good Lord, I was alive then), we spoke so little about sex and ardor. Ian McEwan chooses this time to open up what is little more than an elongated story about lost love. Like much of his writing,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437543538308 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:53:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437543538308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435819941508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - Jane Green's "Jemima J" was an unabashed ripoff of Bridget Jones, and, with "Babyville", Green has obviously decided her fortunes lie with cloning "Sex and the City". She does have the chops to be a successful writer in the chick lit genre, and perhaps... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435819941508 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:10:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435819941508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435471027844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - heck was Lee Child thinking? It was a great idea to have his action series hero, Jack Reacher return to loner status for this, his 12th outing. Child's won so many fans, he routinely appears in best seller lists with his vigilante hero. I just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435471027844 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:54:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435471027844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435469192836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - As the book opens, there&#146s plenty of ...bad luck and trouble.... for Calvin Franz, who is dumped from a Bell Helicopter down into the desert floor. Scratch Calvin&#146s character. Later, we learn that Calvin was one of 8 of hero Jack Reacher&#146s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435469192836 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:13:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435469192836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435464670852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author quidrock - 14 Books into her full-length Stephanie Plum series (with several joint and silly fictional NON-SERIES efforts between her main series of books), Janet Evanovich is succumbing to the syndrome that best selling authors who are forced to write a new book... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435464670852 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:26:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435464670852?linkin_id=8003929