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| The kids and I liked this. But by the time Anne has endeared herself to her new family and the neighborhood I lost interest. We quit after the new minister came to town. | |
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| I loved the theatre workings and characters. The main character Charles Paris is perfectly and even charmingly fallible. But the psychology of the murderer was so unconvincing that it drug the whole thing down. | |
"We read this for our adult book group. I thought it had a promising start but found it ponderous too. Not appealing enough to recommend to my kids. Ha...more"
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| Disconcerting, in a good way. I had a hard time getting past the beginning of this as poor Laura was so at the mercy of everyone else. But what a giddy triumph Great Mop is! The Sabbath is true? a hallucination? I don't know. I liked Laura's yearning...more | |
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"It is indeed. I am halfway through (~pg160) and losing steam. Now that Anne is settled with her new family I'm not as compelled by her school adventur...more"
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His writing style is very assured. Reading one of his mysteries feels a bit like taking a mini vacation. I will have to look for more of the C. Paris books.
Loved the kick-off quotation: "With respect to the extravagance of actors, as a traditional c...more |
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| A nuanced look at spiritualists. The Victorian prison aspect doesn't hold my attention the way it obviously does Waters'. The plot kept me guessing but didn't leave me feeling stupid. Mild spoiler to conclude: I am sorry for our privileged narrator's...more | |
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"Just confirmed that I've got this one on the bookshelf!"
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Wodehouse cracks me up
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January 2012 - Thank You, Jeeves (spoilers)
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"My absolutely favorite passage was Bertie's interrupted night when every time he tries to go to sleep he is woken up by the excitement-starved country...more"
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“At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies. ”
― P.G. Wodehouse
― P.G. Wodehouse
Wodehouse cracks me up
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All Wodehouse, all the time. From Psmith to Blandings, from Uncle Fred to the incomparable Jeeves. Step right up, you'll be Right Ho-ing and stealin...more
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