No Kings!

Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Book Review: “The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

    Book Review: “The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

    Genre: General Fiction Rating: 4 Water Towers “The art of reading is slowly dying, that it’s an intimate ritual, that a book is a mirror that offers us only what we already carry inside us, that when we read, we do it with all our heart and mind, and great readers are becoming more scarce…

  • Book Review: “Coma” by Robin Cook

    Book Review: “Coma” by Robin Cook

    Genre: Medical Thriller Buy it! Rating: 5 Water Towers If you are going in for a minor operation, stay away from Operating Room 8. Nearing the 30th anniversary of the publication of “Coma” this is still an amazing book. After years of book learning, third year medical student, Susan Wheeler, is just embarking on the…

  • Book Review: “Temple” by Matthew Reilly

    Book Review: “Temple” by Matthew Reilly

    Genre: Thriller   Matthew Reilly is anything but boring. The one or two sentences in the “Temple” that are calm are an oasis from the relentless, gory, death defying, and beyond belief, did I say R-E-L-E-N-T-L-E-S-S, action. “Temple” is an incredible thrill ride. Hmmmm, typical Reilly. “Temple” is two stories rolled into one. One, a…

  • “The Bourne Legacy” Book Review

    “The Bourne Legacy” by Eric Van Lustbader Genre: Thriller Rating: 1 Water Tower I really wanted “The Bourne Legacy” to be a good book. I miss Robert Ludlum, and was hoping beyond hope that Eric Van Lustbader could fill his shoes. He does not. “The Bourne Legacy” starts off great. Two old friends are murdered…

  • Book Review: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

    Book Review: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

      “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” by J. K. Rowling Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5 Water Towers Think of the fastest, tallest, roughest rollercoaster you have ever been on. Multiply that by ten and you may come close to the excitement in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. If you have not read Books 1…

  • Book Review: "The Vig" by John Lescroart

    Book Review: "The Vig" by John Lescroart

    Genre: Thriller Rating: 3 Water Towers     Sometimes the only way to get out of paying “The Vig”……..is to die. “The Vig” can be thought of as the interest due on a loan. The difference between a bank loan, and one from the San Francisco Mafia is that the interest payment from a bank…

  • Harry Potter News Flash

    Tracy, CA, 12:01 AM, Saturday July 21, 2007 Harry Potter released to the public. Braving a large crowd at Barnes & Noble Tracy intrepid Harry Potter fans are finally able to purchase the 7th and final book. Tonight all the secrets will be revealed as the epic journey of the boy wizard comes to an…

  • Mugglenet.com's Emerson on Geraldo

    The tension is mounting for the finale. Here is Emerson discussing with Geraldo what he thinks may happen in Book 7.

  • Mugglenet.com’s Emerson on Geraldo

    The tension is mounting for the finale. Here is Emerson discussing with Geraldo what he thinks may happen in Book 7.

  • Harry Potter Month

    Tonight we are going to go see “Order of the Phoenix”. Should be exciting, but, the big event is next Friday when we will all be at Barnes & Noble in Tracy. My daughter is helping out, and I’ll be taking pictures and reading. Read these reviews to refresh your memory: “Order of the Phoenix”…