THE HUSTLER (Walter Tevis) - November 28/21

 I definitely enjoyed this book, although it's occasionally just a little too descriptive and gets a little too focused on the minutia of pool. But the main character and his arc were both quite engaging, and the periphery characters were all quite well developed too. *** out of ****

THE MOONSHINE WAR (Elmore Leonard) - November 20/21

 Big ol' meh for this one. I was entertained in parts, that scene where the thug makes a dude and his lady strip in the restaurant felt like it was right out of a QT movie, but Leonard bogs the story down with too many periphery characters and happenings. **1/2 out of ****

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS (J.K. Rowling)

This book is, like all the books in this series, probably longer than it needs to be, but honestly I was so enthralled for most of the second half that I didn’t care. This is an absolutely perfect climax to the series and I was happy to see that virtually everything I could think of was resolved. I also enjoyed a bunch of the action sequences and surprise twists, including of course the true nature of Snape’s feelings towards Harry. And the final confrontation between Harry and Voldemort was exactly what I wanted. I could definitely see myself starting the series from the beginning somewhere down the line. **** out of ****