Bill’s Comments (group member since Nov 30, 2021)

Bill’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Mid-March 2024 Update
Completed 8 books with a total of roughly 2300 pages.

Completed
1. Denison Avenue by Christina Wong Mix of poetry and fiction set in Toronto. Follows elderly Wong Cho Shum as she deals with the death of her husband and the changes to her city. Great drawings of her city. Excellent (4 stars)
2. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang Graphic novel about an Asian boy trying to fit in at a new high school. Interesting mix of spiritual and reality. Great artwork. (4 stars)
3. Stephen McCranie's Space Boy Volume 15 by Stephen McCranie continued adventures of Amy and her friends. Great story. (3.5 stars)
4. An Amateur Corpse by Simon Brett A cozy mystery starring aging actor and sometimes sleuth Charles Paris. 3.5 stars
5. Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan Space adventure. Hazel's parents are back together and trying to find their daughter Hazel. 3.5 stars
6. Don't Mess with Mrs In-Between by Liz Evans British PI Grace Smith tries to identify 3 people who might make it into a client's will. Murder ensues. 4 stars
7. The White Road by John Connolly (Charlie Parker #4). Scary mystery set in South Carolina. Not a horror story but it gave me the whillies and I sure wouldn't want to go there now. LOL (4 stars)
8. Spaceboy by David Walliams A middle grade adventure about a girl, Ruth, her 3-legged dog and a spaceboy who has crashed to earth as they try to avoid pursuit. Great artwork and a fun story. (4 stars)

My favorite is probably Denison Avenue by Christina Wong. Touching and endearing. Loved it.

Currently Reading
1. 12 + 4 Challenge - The Complete Orsinia: Malafrena / Stories and Songs by Ursula K. Le Guin One of Le Guin's earliest works that she worked on for years before it was finally published. Not Sci-Fi or Fantasy but rather historical fiction set in a fictional country that is part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. It took a bit to get into the flow but I'm enjoying, finished the Malafrena section and now moving into individual stories.
2. Ongoing Series - Maddie Hatter and the Gilded Gauge by Jayne Barnard. Just about to start. There is parasol dueling I believe. 😎🌂
3. Non -Series - Twilight by Peter James Created the Inspector Roy Grace mystery series. This is a standalone about a reporter investigating a corpse buries... except she wasn't dead.
4. Tome Challenge (500 pages +) - The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. Just started but it grabbed me right away. About climate change...
5. March Focus Author (Simon Brett) - Murder in the Museum (Fethering #4)

Upcoming by Challenge
1. 12 + 4 - City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish #3)
2. Series Challenge - Six Ostriches by Philipp Schott (Veteranarian Peter Bannerman mystery #2)
3. Non - Series - The Confidential Agent by Graham Greene
4. Tome Challenge - Gone by Mo Hayder (Jack Caffery #5)
5. March Focus Author - Simon Brett - Mrs, Presumed Dead (Mrs. Pargeter #2)

Enjoy the rest of March!

My review of Spaceboy by David Walliams. Fun middle grade adventure. 4.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I like Ozma as well. Fun adventure. I'm looking forward to reading Parable of the Sower.

You are rolling along.

Michelle wrote: "Listening to Pardonable Lies, Maisie Dobbs. Great so far."

I have to get back to this series.

391. Spaceboy

Visited South Carolina and couldn't wait to leave... because of the book, of course... The White Road by John Connolly 4.0 stars

3. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (2020) 563 pages, started 14 Mar, finished 25 Apr, 5.0 stars

Finished the 2nd book in my Tome challenge, The White Road by John Connolly (Charlie Parker #4) 4.0 stars. For those trying the Read Across the USA challenge, it takes place in both Maine and South Carolina....

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next book in my Tome challenge is The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

14. A book with a color in the title. The White Road by John Connolly 4.0 stars

Finished The White Road by John Connolly (PI Charlie Parker #4) 4.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

380. The White Road

My review of the 3rd PI Grace Smith mystery, Don't Mess with Mrs In-Between by Liz Evans 4.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next is a goth mystery, Gilded Gauge by Jayne Barnard (Maddie Hatter #2)

Alissa wrote: "Bill wrote: "I've been thinking about my 2025 list too... LOL"

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS thataboy Bill!

(Yep I have a list going myself, for 12+4 lists as well as categories for Individual) teehee"

Excellent... LOL. I'm not that far yet..

Michelle wrote: "Beginning The Stolen Heir."

I'm starting to explore her work. I look forward to your comments.

Finished Don't Mess with Mrs In-Between by Liz Evans (PI Grace Smith #3) 4.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

371. Don't Mess with Mrs In-Between

You're doing great, Faouzia.

My review of Saga, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan. Such a great series. Vol 7 is on order... 3.5 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

350. Saga, Volume 6