God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Title: God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater
Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Genre: Fiction

Synopsis:"Eliot Rosewater, drunk, volunteer fireman, and President of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation, is the hero of this darkly-humored comic masterpiece. In the stingingly irreverent story of a man filled with total love for humanity and tormented by a maddeningly sane vision of society, the author has created a wild, brilliant, etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy, waste, and folly of modern man. Once again Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., has written a novel that stands head, heart, and funnybone above all others on the scene today. (from back cover)"

My Thoughts

This is the second novel I am reviewing from my mystery 10 pack from Discover Books! Unfortunately, I could not even finish this one. It is less than 200 pages and I did not look forward to going back to reading it each night before bed. I get that it is a criticism of modern society that the rich men who want to give their money to the poor are depicted as insane or drunks, and maybe I would have enjoyed this as part of a college course where we discussed those criticisms, but I would not classify this as a pleasure read. 
I'm not quite sure where the story is going, the characters are either unbelievable or uninteresting and most of all I just keep wishing the author would get to the point.
This one was just not for me, but feel free to politely disagree in the comments below!

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One False Move by Alex Kava

Title: One False Move
Author: Alex Kava
Genre: Fiction: Crime/Action

Synopsis: A convicted murderer gets the evidence that sent him to jail retracted by threatening the key witness. Once free, he convinces his sister and 17-year-old nephew to help him rob a bank. His sister and her son have only ever stolen what they needed to get by, and have never had to use guns. When the bank robbery goes wrong they must run taking an unsuspecting hostage and many lives along the way.

My Thoughts

This is the first novel I am reviewing from my mystery 10 pack from Discover Books! Most of the titles are books that are ones that I would not have chosen on my own. This one is a crime novel full of suspense that keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. 
It started out a little slow introducing all of the characters in their separate lives and a bit confusing trying to remember who is who even when there are only about 7 key players (this can be done well, I mean I have read Game of Thrones). After the first few chapters, it comes together and the reader understands how all the characters fit together. 
This book is not for the faint of heart, there are some pretty intense murder scenes once the story really gets going. 
Overall, this is an engaging story that makes the reader want to know what will happen next, but overall I think it could have been developed more to fill in plot holes and provide more motivation for the characters' actions.
If you like crime dramas, suspense, or stories about kidnappings then this book is for you!  

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