Oc 19-25, 2014

Lock In by John Scalzi - in the near future, a virus causes millions of people to become locked in. They are mentally aware but can't move their bodies. Through a process not really explained, they are able to use robots to live outside of themselves. Or, they can use an Integrator, a real person, to have a special experience. The problems start when an Integrator supposedly murders someone. Was it the Integrator or the client?
3 stars
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One Kick by Chelsea Cain - Kick Lannigan was abducted when she was 6 and found 6 years later. Since then she has trained hard to never be a victim again. When two children go missing near her, she is approached by a man seeking her help to find them. Some sex, violence and danger to children.

3 stars
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The Celtic Dagger by Jill Paterson - this is called an Inspector Fitzjohn mystery but he barely appears. Action and clues are generated by one of the chief suspects, whose brother is the murder victim. This was a free Kindle book.

1 star
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Mother Daughter Me: a Memoir by Katie Hafner  - the author has spent most of her life wishing her mother had acted like a mother to her. Her mother has spent a large part of her life not remembering portions of it because of alcoholism. When her mother moves in with her, they begin a new, fragile relationship.

3 stars
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Letters from Alcatraz by Michael Esslinger - not as many letters as I was expecting. Instead, a very long foreward and a history of Alcatraz. There was a lot of recounting stories told by inmates after they were released but those weren't letters. Also extremely repetitive. And the Kindle edition was so full of editing and spelling errors that it actually changed the meaning of some sentences.

1 star
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Why Read Moby Dick? by Nathaniel Philbrick - the author lists his reasons in a very short book. I found them compelling enough that I'm going to re-read Moby Dick. But probably not this year.

3 stars