Book review: The Painter

Title: The Painter
Author: Peter Heller
Rating: DNF (Did not finish)

Summary:  Jim Stegnar is a successful painter with some anger issues and a passion for fly fishing.  He's also mourning the death of his daughter.  He escaped to Colorado after the last time he lost his temper in New Mexico.  He lost his temper AGAIN and is now back in New Mexico.  Blah blah blah.

Review:  Was this a book about a painter?  Or a fly fisherman?  Or was it about a tortured soul who couldn't keep his temper in check and was being sought out by the "associates" of the guy he killed?  I haven't the faintest idea nor did I care so I gave up.

Book review: Crazy Rich Asians

Title: Crazy Rich Asians
Author: Kevin Kwan
Rating: .5 stars out of 5

Summary: This book is about several wealthy Asian families.  Really really wealthy Asian families. I suppose there was some other aspect to this story but I never made it through.

My Review: Yes, that's correct--.5 stars.  As in a half.  This book was terrible.  I didn’t make it past page 63.  I’ve read books about wealthy people before.  It can be fun to live vicariously through wealthy people and get a sense of their heavy burdens.  But this book was so over the top. I think that was supposed to be the point, but I didn’t get it.  I also think it was supposed to be funny, but it was just odd.  A book has to be pretty bad for me to give up on it so early, but this is certainly one of them.  Take this as a warning to not waste your time.