Review: The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars It isn’t every writer who can take the unlikely elements of an unreliable narrator, a main character who is a dog, race car driving, and brain cancer, and work all that into a highly readable, engaging, moving and memorable story. Garth Stein is one such writer. Clearly a man comfortable with his craft, dedicated to research and the nuance of…

Two reviews of novels by Wilbur Smith

River God by Wilbur SmithMy rating: 3 of 5 stars An entertaining tale of ancient Egypt, told from the perspective of an arrogant slave. Wilbur Smith creates good environmental detail and demonstrates an intimate knowledge of the subject matter. View all my reviews The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur SmithMy rating: 1 of 5 stars Words fail me! An astonishing work of self-aggrandizement. Badly written, tedious, with cutout characters. If this novel is supposed to be…