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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Beverly said: " Not the best of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels, but hey, not-so-great Doyle's much better than a lot of others' best efforts.

We're about halfway through this, and with the American locale and the evil secret society theme, it's starting to look like ...more "

Oct 26, 2007 07:36AM · see review

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The Histories

by Herodotus

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Beverly said: " Herodotus certainly could spin a yarn. A great big pat on the back to the translator (de Selincourt) for either keeping or infusing a wonderful conversational tone.

Herodotus jumps around a bit, so it can be confusing. I've found that a plot summary ...more "

Oct 26, 2007 07:31AM · see review

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Milosz's ABC's

by Czesław Miłosz

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Beverly said: " Another take on the Abecedaire style, this time in essay form (see Dictionary of the Khazars - possibly my favorite book ever). It's easy to get lost in this sometimes, as I have absolutely no knowledge of 20th century Polish Intellectualism. The lan ...more "

Oct 25, 2007 12:04PM · see review