I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. I have read a few of his humor books and most of his novels, and have enjoyed his style. So, when I saw this memoir, I was immediately interested. It was a quick read and cool to read how…
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Holmes is Missing – by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
This is the second book in the Holmes, Marple, and Poe series and I hope there are more as I really this trio of private investigators. Each of them are unique and can easily carry a book by themselves. They have their way of finding things out before the police and their backgrounds are a…
Nothin’ Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield – by Michael Seth Starr
I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Now, I knew of comedy and his characters from CaddyShack and Back to School, but I knew nothing else.
Robert Parker’s Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch, #1 through #10 – by Robert Parker and Robert Knott
While I was waiting for one of the Spenser books at the library, also by Robert Parker, I decided to start another of his series. I have already read all the Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall books, and I like his style of writing. I read that first book, Appaloosa, last October and was hooked….
Bookmarkdad.com BOOK OF THE YEAR
This year, I read 131 books (my Goodreads challenge was 110). Included are all 51 books in the Spenser series, which I really enjoyed. Don’t get me wrong, Spenser is a kick-ass private investigator, but none of them stood out for the book year of the year. So, let me glance through my Goodreads list…
My Friends – by Fredrik Backman
I got this book from Netgalley so I can and review it before it’s published. Now, let me also preface that I really enjoy his style of writing and have read all of his prior books. As I was reading this new one, it reminded a bit of two books: Niko Draws a Feeling (a…
Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches – by Tim Matheson
I only knew of him as being in the movie Animal House. I had no clue he was a child actor and he started work with the greats of Lucille Ball and Dick Van Dyke; just to name a few. I enjoyed reading about his story growing up, his relationships, his stories from television series…
Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me – by Matt Rife
I knew who Matt Rife was as for some unknown reason, his comedy clips of reacting with his audiences, kept hogging my feeds on Facebook and Instagram. Of course, I stopped to listen and he was funny and vulgar. I needed this type of memoir as I have been reading a lot of fiction thrillers. …
Robert B. Parker’s Hot Property – by Mike Lupica
This is the last book in the Spenser series, and I am sad to say goodbye, but I am hoping that more books appear. It took me a year to finish all of them. Will I watch the television shows for Spenser and Hawk? I started them, so maybe, but I will admit and tell…
What You’re Made For: Powerful Lessons from a Life in Sports – by George Raveling
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. I really thought I would enjoy this book, but I struggled through it. It wasn’t a chronological timeline of his life, rather advice from his life with his career scattered throughout it. One of the coolest things about him…
Protecting Whitney: The Memoir of Her Bodyguard – by David Roberts
I got this from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. So, David Roberts was indeed her bodyguard or as he calls it, her CPO (close protection officer) during the 1990’s with this stint starting during her European tour. He got to be up close and personal with Whitney, her entourage,…
While I Have Your Attention: It’s Never Too Late for a New Beginning – by Lucille O’Neal
I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. When I saw this book, I was immediately intrigued, as she is the mother of Shaquille O’Neal, and I wanted to know more about her life. And, what a life it was for her. Lucille and her siblings were…
The House of Cross (Alex Cross #33) – by James Patterson
After I read the James Patterson autobiography in 2022, I was interested in seeing if I could into the Alex Cross books (as it’s not my preferred genre), and I was hooked after I read Along Came a Spider. Yeah, when I saw a new book in April of this year, I was ready and…
The Legend of Red Klotz: How Basketball’s Loss Leader Won Over the World—14,000 Times – by Tim Kelly
This book was referenced in the book I just read about Abe Saperstein, and I was intrigued. You may not know the name, but if I tell you Red Klotz was a player, coach, and owner of the Washington Generals, you will now know who he is. Red won championships in high school, college, his…
Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports – by Mark Jacob and Matthew Jacob
I have had this book in my Goodreads Want to Read list since August 31st when I saw a Tweet from @SprtBookReviews about it. I was immediately intrigued as in 2022, I read Spinning the Globe: The Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters by Ben Green. So, I was already familiar…
The Answer Is No: A Short Story – by Frederick Backman
As a reader, I am definitely on the Frederick Backman bandwagon as I have read most of his books. I like his style of writing. When I saw this book in my Kindle as something I might like, I was intrigued and threw it in my To Be Read list. A few minutes later, I…
Earth to Moon: A Memoir – by Moon Unit Zappa
I didn’t even know Moon wrote a book, until my wife sent me a text about it. I was definitely intrigued as I know she is Frank Zappa’s older daughter, and I sort of figured because of that, she must’ve had an interesting life. I will admit and tell you I gave this book two…
Robert B Parker’s Lullaby – by Ace Atkins
This is the first Spenser book written after Parker’s death. For his other books where other authors have continued his characters, I couldn’t tell a difference in the writing style. I guess that is good, and it was the same for this one. Spenser is hired by a 14 year old girl who needs his…
Spenser #1 through #40 – by Robert Parker
After I finished all the Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall books, also by Robert Parker (and others after he passed away in 2010), I started the first book in the Spenser series in January of 2024. Flash forward to today, and I have now read all the Spenser books that were written by Parker. All…
Banned: How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption – by Michael Ray Richardson
I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I am a fan of the NBA, but I will admit, that I have never heard of Michael Ray Richardson. So, when I saw this in the Netgalley catalog, I was intrigued and checked it out. Michael was a…