Weekend Readings - Issue 1

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Over the past weekend, I managed to complete four books. A good start, I say.

1. Mars by Ben Bova I rate it as ★★★
   
   

   I liked this one for its portrayal of the first human expedition of Mars. The human side of the expedition - the bickerings, politics, and interactions was realistic.

2. Bad Men by John Conolly I rate it as ★★★
   
   

   John Conolly brings to life a good thriller interlaced with supernatural horror. Set in an island off Portland, Maine (which is of course Stephen King’s territory), the story is about betrayal (past and present) and their consequences.

3. Fatherland by Robert Harris I rate it as ★★★
   
   

   What if Germany had won the Second World War? This novel imagines its implications and the Final solution. Written by Robert Harris, who brought to life the most terrifying fictious character, Hannibal Lecter, his debut novel was a good weekend read for me.

4. 300 by Frank Miller I rate it as ★★★★
   
   

   I wonder why and when I stopped reading comics. I definitely missed out reading Frank Miller’s 300 when it first came out. Innovating with a double-spread, the story of the Battle of Thermopylae gets a new telling.