A review of "The X-Files: Goblins" — 3 years agoThe first X-Files tie-in original novel, it does have the same first-or-second season atmosphere of the series, but Scully’s quick acceptance of Mulder’s usual outlandish theory makes it a bit hard to swallow. The resolution of the novel is also very rushed.
A review of "The Riders" — 3 years agoI love Tim Winton’s work normally – Cloudstreet and Shallows are two of my most favourite novels ever. But The Riders is just turgid to get through. It’s hard to feel any sympathy for the main character of Scully. It’s one thing to be self-destructive, it’s another to take your child down with you. And there is such an air of misogyny that hangs over the book – except for his child all the women are portrayed as evil, soulless bitches out to get our hapless hero. It’s bizarre, considering Winton’s other novels where women play such prominent and equal roles (well, they are at least as equally flawed as their male counterparts). Disappointing.
A review of "Double Dealer : Crime Scene Investigation" — 3 years agoAlthough it has a good, interesting plot, the characters in this book seem off – they don’t seem like the characters we know and love on the television show. Perhaps it is because it is the first book in the series and at the time the author didn’t have much material to work with – but they seem cardboardy and almost stereotypes of each other.
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