Geoff’s Comments (group member since Sep 17, 2018)

Geoff’s comments from the Point Blank group.

Hi all. I just wanted to say that I'm watching Giri/Haji on Netflix at the moment and it's freaking amazing, brilliant writing and a complex story - Japanese and British noir combined - I've never seen anything quite like it. I don't know if it's available in America, but if it is, I really recommend it. 10/10 so far!

I also watched and really liked Caliphate. It's a Swedish drama about Islamic terrorism. It starts slow but gets really good from about episode 3 onwards, and the ending isn't trite. It's definitely worth a watch. 9/10

Finally I watched White Lines - British/ Spanish noir from the writers of Money Heist. It's a noir/ whodunnit / romance, and as you can probably tell from the categorisation, it's a bit of a mess. It's enjoyable and infuriatingly, cheesingly awful in equal measure. 6/10

Hi Jack. Great to see you - just updated the book - belatedly.

I really liked DADOES in the end. It was a thought provoking read - but, I dunno - could anyone really get that excited about a goat?

Yeah, I loved Neuromancer - read a couple of others... Then The Peripheral which I loved, but Agency - all a mit meh.

I am really liking Androids though. I found the second chapter a bit sterile (which is a sci-fi thing for me) but I'm on chapter 5 now, and I'm totally into it.

Okay. I'm ready to start. The William Gibson was a slog.

Hi all. Sorry I've been absent from here for an age. Teaching and family life and all. Sorry. Hope to get back in the game. Just finishing some William Gibson... then on to this.

A great discussion of Crimereads best crime novels of the decade in this episode. Definitely going to read more Megan Abbott. And maybe 'The Border' (not in the list but a Winslow in my TBR)

Thanks Joe. I've got to admit that I am so beat up by teaching and tutoring and young family stuff that I haven't read this... not sure I will tbh. It sounds like one I would enjoy, the cast sounds great and I'm really interested in Japan... so... we'll see.

Nice political collection there Joe - so is West part of the new Right?

No, you didn't, but in terms of economic equality it is one of the best. Read this, if you ever get the chance. It's old but it's a classic:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spirit-Level...

One of the most equal societies in the world - apparently.

Got to admit, I've got bogged down at about the 100 page mark. High school teaching and tutoring and childcare stuff is wiping me out - so I'm not sure I'm going to finish it, especially as I have the new Steph Cha novel on my kindle.

I've read the first few chapters - life stuff really slowing me down - I liked the first chapter. I liked the next few chapters less. I'm needing someone to root for.

I've just finished this. I loved the short chapters. I loved the direct writing. I really enjoyed the relationship between the sisters and Tade. I liked the reflections on Femi - the moral conscience of the novel, and Muhatar - the guilt and fear. I really liked it. Almost five stars. For me it was a bit of a non-ending, that felt a little like 'They Shoot Horses...' but not quite as powerful.

Mine arrived yesterday. Great cover. Ready to go.

I'm about half way through. I'm still feeling the similarities with Queenpin - the awestruck, corrupted narrator and the worldly, glamorous other woman, the symbol of the world's corrupting influence. Just gonna say I really like the sparseness of the setting.

I've got mine second hand and on it's way - £6.50 for a kindle file is a bit rich for me. Also should give me time to read 'My Sister...'

The first Point Blank group poll. Need to get my ass in gear to read My Sister, the Serial Killer too!

I'm about 25% through MSTSK and I'm enjoying it. It's an easy read, and there are are a few great lines. I am enjoying the relationship between the sisters. In some ways the book reminds me of Queenpin, in the way the narrator grudgingly worships Ayoola. The dynamic feels a bit similar.

I want to say thanks for choosing a cheap book. I just picked this up for 99p. Pretty good so far.