Picked up this book at a yard sale in Lemon Grove.

It's a pretty quick read, and the main reason I got it was to reminisce and relive the old memories of reading this book as a very young child.

Enjoyed the re-read, but I have so many books packing my house that I've GOT to get rid of them.

This one is going to GoodWill.


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This is my first novel by P.G. Wodehouse, and it's a fine introduction.

It takes place in 1955, though the prelude is a meeting that occurs in 1929.

Anyway, I liked it, it made me laugh out loud a number of times. Sheer joy!

This isn't so much a "review" as it is a "record" that I read my first P.G. Wodehouse book.

This is my 3rd entry today, it's because I'm behind!

Today I finished "blink" by Malcolm Gladwell. More of the same good stuff: easy-to-read writing about very interesting things.

He talks about how our first impressions are often very correct, such as when trying to decided if a work of art is fake or not.

Then again he discusses why our ( Read more... )

Okay, this book rocks! Recommended by someone (MG) who I think thought I would like his writing style, well, he was certainly right ( Read more... )

Recommended by a good friend after I'd raved about Magnus the Magnificent, this book Captain Blood is a true classic ( Read more... )

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Recently finished Forbidden Area by Pat Frank.

A tight little cold war era thriller.

Enjoyed it thoroughly!

I liked how the mystery of how the B-99 bombers were disappearing was slowly revealed.

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I have just finished reading a book that has simply blown me away with its greatness ( Read more... )

Grabbed this book for a dime from the Friends of the Library bookstore, mainly because the red fabric cover felt really cool. Rough, like burlap, is not an exact description, but it felt really good ( Read more... )

A few days ago I finished reading the 1945 book An American Guerrilla in the Philippines by Ira Wolfert. Published in 1945, it's the account of Lt. Illif David Richardson of the Navy and his exploits in Japanese-occupied Philippines during World War II ( Read more... )