FF: Mostly and Also

Roary Wonders

It’s been an emotionally rough week, so my reading was mostly re-reads or familiar authors.

And now 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 Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.  Audiobook.  First Poirot.

Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip.  Deceptive one character handled well.  Ending a bit weird, even for McKillip.

In Progress:

Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher.  A better than usual re-telling of Beauty and the Beast.  Author notes are interesting insights into influence.  Re-read.

Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie.  Audiobook.  Begins with reader apology for not being great at French accents.  (This one is set in France.)  I think he is doing a great job overcoming his handicap.

Also:

The latest Smithsonian.  About halfway.  Got bogged down by a very long piece on Hemmingway and bullfights.

Jim and I have been watching the Beatle’s Anthology that came out many years ago—2002, I think.  It’s very interesting to see clips we hadn’t seen, and also to see the interviews with the three (then) surviving Beatles.  John is kept present by including clips from interviews he gave whenever appropriate to the question. A huge amount of work went into this project.  As a professional “creative” myself, I keep thinking about choices they made and how it would impact their work.