hardback
433 pages
copyright 2012
ISBN 978-1-4165-9521-2
THE LAST MAN - VINCE FLYNN
AN INVALUABLE CIA ASSET HAS GONE MISSING, AND WITH HIM, SECRETS THAT IN WRONG HANDS COULD PROVE DISASTROUS. THE ONLY QUESTION IS: CAN MITCH RAPP FIND HIM FIRST
Joe Rickman, head of CIA clandestine operations in Afghanistan, has been kidnapped and his four bodyguards executed in cold blood. But Mitch Rapp’s experience and nose for the truth make him wonder if something even more sinister isn’t afoot. Irene Kennedy, director of the CIA, has dispatched him to Afghanistan to find Rickman at all costs.
Rapp, however, isn’t the only one looking for Rickman. The FBI is too, and it quickly becomes apparent that they’re less concerned with finding Rickman than placing the blame on Rapp.
With CIA operations in crisis, Rapp must be as ruthless and deceitful as his enemies if he has any hope of finding Rickman and completing his mission. But with elements within his own government working against both him and American interests, will Rapp be stopped dead before he can succeed?
1. Kidnapping and death of Joe Rickman is staged.
2. Joe Rickman hired Louie Gould to kill Mitch Rapp.
3. Mitch Rapp kills Joe Rickman
4. Irene Kennedy ask Mitch if they should keep Louie Gould on retainer.
5. Mitch decides to give him a trial run.....to kill Herr Obrecht .
paperback
90 pages
copyright 1945
ISBN 978-0-14-017737-4
THE PEARL - JOHN STEINBECK
WHEN THE NEWS OF KINO'S GREAT FIND ---
THE "PEARL OF THE WORLD" ---
SPREADS THROUGH THE SMALL TOWN
NO ONE SUSPECTS ITS POWER TO DECEIVE,
TO CORRUPT, TO DESTROY.
Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the Gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a seagull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes, hope, the promise of comfort and of security...
A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love.
^^seriously?? same here! initially had second thoughts during its hype, but two days ago i randomly picked it up and couldnt stop until i finished it. weird, coz the whle damn thing hit me hard. haha. chbosky is reaaaally good.
^I loved Life of Pi. What do you think of the ending?
I'll post in spoiler tags for the benefit of those who might care:
It's thought provoking, which I like. I usually don't like open-ended stories but in this case I understand why the author wrote it that way. It's a great ending.
One of the jewels of contemporary literature. So hard to follow and I'm already in my 3rd (or 4th?) attempt. But I'm not a type who will leave any book unfinished so I hope I would be able to finish it this time BTW, I got myself an audiobook
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BTW, I got myself an audiobook 
