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reviewed Dust by Hugh Howey

Hugh Howey: Dust (Paperback, 2014, Arrow Books)

Review of 'Dust' on 'Goodreads'

Like I'm finding a lot recently, the ending sorta happens out of nowhere. Book was good, I just didn't like the ending.

I also found myself a little confused at a plot thread about some "religious fanatics" that seems to have been started then abandoned.

reviewed Blackout by Mira Grant

Mira Grant: Blackout (Paperback, 2012, Orbit, ORBIT)

Review of 'Blackout' on 'Goodreads'

Not as good as the first two, mainly because it has the same problem as I noted Under the Dome and Neal Stephenson's earlier books (Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash) had - it runs into a wall at full speed and then the book's over.

reviewed Under the Dome by Stephen King

Stephen King: Under the Dome (Hardcover, 2009, Hodder & Stoughton)

Inexplicably, an invisible barrier has descended over the town. A woodchuck is chopped right in …

Review of 'Under the Dome' on 'Goodreads'

Would have been 5 stars except for the ending. Reminds me of Neal Stephenson - going great guns, awesome story, then it's all of a sudden over.