Catch 22 – Joseph Heller

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller On the Italian island of Pianosa, close to the end of the Second World War, US air-force captain Yossarian is desperate to be grounded. He’s become convinced that the next bomb raid he undertakes will be the one that kills him. He’s not alone in this. Most of the saner […]

The Midnight Line – Lee Child Thriller

The Midnight Line by Lee Child Jack Reacher is back on Rebel Voice, and this time he’s caught up in a strange mystery that involves a disappeared soldier, a launderette and a pawn-shop ring. Trust Reacher to find the most troublesome part of the USA. The following review contains some spoilers. As Reacher is walking […]

Billy Joel – Goodnight Saigon

Perhaps this song could serve as a reminder for those who believe that they are patriots, when they follow orders given by war mongering politicians who have not the courage to serve in wars themselves, in defence of their own countries, but would instead send young men and women to do the killing and dying […]

No Middle Name

Book Review No Middle Name   by Lee Child I went and did it again. I read another Child book. This, despite the reservations that I had about the Jack Reacher series of which No Middle Name is one part – see Rebel Voice Book Review for Night School. This is a short story collection […]