Recently I have been listening to audiobooks of some of Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories, including: The Chocolate Box (1924) The Lemursier Inheritance (1951) The Kidnapped Prime Minister (1968) I have read a number of Poirot stories and have seen all of the TV series too, but I am determined to read all of her stories over time. Recommended, always!
Recently I read the 4th book (Summer Knight) in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. The fantasy books feature Harry Dresden, a wizard for hire. I had read the first three books and enjoyed the first-person narrative voice, even though the plots were a little outrageous. We have to completely suspend our sense of belief to go along …Continue reading →
I am reluctant to write a negative review so we will call this a mixed review instead. I was intrigued by the premise and read on to find out more. There were several sections where the dialogue seemed weak, nuanced to our time and idioms, rather than to a future dystopian world. Then, there seemed to be coincidences and/or timely …Continue reading →
I loved A Man called Over and enjoyed the Beartown series, but I then tried to read The Winners. I persevered to about the 1/3 mark, but I could not sustain my interest. A Fiction Failure for me…
Usually I prefer to read the book before seeing the movie or series. In this case we watched the series on Amazon Prime, based on the book by Liane Moriarty. She has also written some popular books like Big Little Lies, What Alice Forgot, and Truly Madly Guilty. We didn’t know what to expect but the preview looked interesting so …Continue reading →
I read Sea of Rust by C.H. Cargill. It seemed to be a popular book and without doing any background work, I started in. The premise was interesting, a dystopian novel about future AI ‘bots, mostly told by a specialized robot. I did enjoy the opening section, but I stopped enjoying the book about midway through the book. Cliches started …Continue reading →
I have been reading (via audiobook) Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. It won the Booker Prize for 2020 and had many great reviews. I have had to work hard to stick with it, though. I can see it is leading up to something powerful and rewarding, but I am finding it difficult. Initial difficulties started with the Scottish brogue (harder …Continue reading →