Book reviews: February 2022
The Deals on Wheels team reviews some of the latest titles to hit NZ bookshelves
She is not your rehab
Matt Brown with Sarah Brown
$35
Reviewed by Steve Atkinson
This one has been sitting on my desk for a few months and despite my best efforts to haul my eyes across the pages many times, it took a Herculean push to make it through to the final chapter, which is called An Innovation to Heal, if you make it that far.
So, at this point, you’re probably picking up something of a negative vibe from me, and top marks if you did. Basically, this writer is a barber/big brother, who helps his customers/patients get their lives in order. Having been through it himself, he offers his brand of sage wisdom to those seeking help.
So, what’s wrong with that, you ask? Well, I guess there’s nothing wrong if people are getting benefits, but I’m of the opinion that they’d get better long-term benefits from a mental health professional. Don’t let me stop you from forming your own opinion though.
What really happened in Wuhan?
Sharri Markson
Harper Collins
$37.99
Reviewed by Steve Atkinson
Award-winning Australian journalist Sharri Markson delivers her well-researched take on how the COVID-19 virus originated, and I’ll tell you now, it doesn’t bode well for the researchers at the Wuhan lab.
Looking at the information gathered, it’s hard not to place an acknowledging nod in the direction of the tinfoil hat wearers, and then shake it in disbelief at the cover-ups and ineptness of WHO and governments around the world who contributed intellectual knowledge and handfuls of cash to help set up the lab in the first place, before getting unceremoniously shut out.
How dumb are some of these people? Even if you think you’ve ‘researched’ it all online, this book will enlighten you even more. It’s sobering but addictive reading.
The Shadow Broker
Tina Clough
Lightpool Publishing
$35
Reviewed by Steve Atkinson
Delivered by Kiwi-based writer Tina Clough, this read takes us into the believable and not-too-distant future of 2026, where state surveillance and individual freedoms are near non-existent.
The main character finds a cell phone that points to strange goings-on and corruption at the top levels of government and enlists a couple of friends to help unravel the tangled web while trying to uncover the mysterious Shadow Broker.
The writing is reasonably good, although, it does tend to lag in places, and the characters are fairly cliché fare, right down to the overweight and scraggly IT expert. The author could also have been a bit more creative with the book title, especially when the ‘shadow’ moniker has been used by fiction writers more than a community e-scooter.
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