FF: Interpretations

Roary Views the Foster Kittens

This week, between Sayers mystery and non-fiction science, I’m thinking about how much the interpretation is as crucial as the facts.

Those of you who read this week’s WW know that Jim and I have two foster kittens.  They’re calming down, so Jim managed to get a picture of them both, which I’ve put at the end.  Size reference: curled up like that, they’d fit on a standard dessert plate with room to spare. 

As for the usual reminder…  The Friday Fragments is not a book review column; it’s a list of what I’m reading and maybe a bit about my opinions.  I always read the Comments section, because I enjoy learning what other people are reading.  Oh, and I don’t usually list shorter works unless in a collection or articles.  I also don’t usually list my scattered research reading.

Completed:

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan.  Heroes of Olympus Book Five.  Audiobook.

The Story of English: How the English Language Conquered the World by Philip Gooden.

Whose Body by Dorothy L. Sayers.  Audiobook.  Yes, yes, I know, I’ve read this before.  This time a different reader.  Since reading/performing a book is an act of interpretation, I’m getting a different interpretation.  Jonathan Keeble’s voice is deeper, and he’s a little less likely to “Wodehouse” Peter in a “fey” mood or Freddie, pretty much all the time.  Good at emotion.  I teared up when the someone (avoiding spoilers) learned she was a widow, even though I knew it was coming.

In Progress:

Clouds of Witnesses by Dorothy L. Sayers.  Audiobook.

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family.  Non-fiction.  A look at the Galvin family, in which six of the twelve children were schizophrenics.  Tries to place their situation in a medical/historical context, which I appreciate.  Book published in 2020.  Author interviewed many of those involved.

Also:

Finished the new Smithsonian.  Something archeological next.

Cayenne and Cascabel