Different lists of books.
“Lord Peter Views the Body” ©1928 by Dorothy L. Sayers This is a collection of twelve short stories about Lord Peter Wimsey. Each story was a mystery that was deliciously solved and gave little glimpses into Lord Peter’s personality. I really enjoyed the short story format. “The Hills is Lonely” ©1959 by Lillian Beckwith Lillian …
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I will preface this month’s book reviews with a little “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” story. Our daughter got married in the middle of the month. Prior to that we had a some prep work for the wedding itself as well as preparing for several out-of-town guests. I also took a solo trip …
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During March and April, I chose to re-visit Alexander McCall Smith’s delightful series “The Number One Ladies’ Detective Agency.” I love this series! I have read part of it before and thought it would be a good re-read during our lengthy DIY project of new hardwood flooring throughout the main level of our house. I …
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1 “Last Ditch” ©1977 by Ngaio Marsh Young Adult Ricky Alleyn (son of Chief Superintendent Roderick Alleyn) takes a working summer vacation on a small island to start writing his novel. He meets with some friends of his parents and they all hit it off very well. One day they all rent horses from a …
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My 2022 reading year did not feel as varied as I was hoping it to be at the beginning of the year. I think I need to make more of an effort to step out of my reading comfort zones. I am still enjoying sitting down a day or two after I finished a book …
Books one through five of The Dark is Rising Sequence: “Over Sea, Under Stone” ©1965 by Susan Cooper “The Dark is Rising” ©1973 by Susan Cooper “Greenwitch” ©1974 by Susan Cooper “The Grey King” ©1975 by Susan Cooper “Silver on the Tree” ©1977 by Susan Cooper I haven’t read a book series straight through for …
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“Down and Out in Paris and London” ©1933 by George Orwell A young English man, down on his luck in Paris, lives in poverty and finds a grueling job at a hotel restaurant. With the promise of a job in London, he moves back, only to find he has a month to wait before he …
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“Mrs. Dalloway” ©1925 by Virginia Woolf The events of this book all take place in one day. The day that Mrs. Dalloway is giving a party. We start in the morning with Mrs. Dalloway buying flowers for the party and the day and story ends at the end of the party. In each chapter/section we …
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“Mansfield Park” ©1814 by Jane Austen As always, such good writing! Lovely dialog, interesting characters. Fanny Price must be about the most boring and pure and good person in literature and therefore must not be interesting to read about. Yet, if you really pay attention there is a lot going on inside her head. She …
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“Everything I Never Told You” ©2014 by Celeste Ng While this was a compelling story, I just can’t read any more Celeste Ng. (I have also read “Little Fires Everywhere”) It was so melancholy. Not that every book I read has to have the perfect happy ending, but there are several authors who delight in …
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