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Books books books...
I'll do the easy ones first...
Death at Buckingham Palace by C.C. Benson; a little hard to read until I got into the swing of the British/Canadian English the author was using, but an entertaining read involving QEII as a bit of an amateur sleuth, albeit vicariously through one of the Buckingham Palace maids.
Check-Out Time by Kate Kingsbury; it' ( Read more... ) -
Books books books...
Multiple books were read and enjoyed by me recently. LOL! (And yes, I had a hard time writing that sentence...but felt the need...random grammar/editing joke...)
The Chocolate Castle Clue and The Chocolate Cupid Killings by Joanna Carl. Tasty as always.
Trapped by Kevin Hearne. Damn you, Kevin! (June 25, 2013: next installment to be released. ( Read more... ) -
Dear Deborah Harkness,
Take a look at the user pic.
WTH?!
I've just finished reading Shadow of Night, and the entire book was good...right up to the very abrupt, very unsettled, very unsettling, very unsatisfactory ending ( Read more... ) -
It's not often I finish a book...
...and say "Nope, didn't like anything about it."
I have occasionally not finished books, although that is rare.
I didn't like Once Upon a River by Bonnie Jo Campbell. The descriptions of the river in Michigan were ok, but...there was very little that was likable about any of the characters. The so-called lead is a teenager named Margaret Louise ( Read more... ) -
Still need a book icon with dogs...and maybe a movie icon, too...
...I love the public library. I do. I especially love the library I use, because, as many others probably do by now, it allows me to log on to the card catalog site, select books, place holds, and they'll notify me when I can go pick up the books. So my browsing time can be done from my computer, not from walking around the library. (I like that ( Read more... ) -
ARGH and RANT about aging...but probably not the way you're thinking...
Why must women constantly feel the need to A) lie about their age, or B) pretend to be younger than we are, or C) denigrate aging? I LIKE aging. The alternative to aging is no fun (dying), and the older I get, hopefully the wiser I get. I am sick of hearing women say things that brush off their ages ( Read more... ) -
I really need a book icon with dogs in it...
Ok. Let's start here. Gene Hackman is one of the greatest actors of any generation. Period. There will be no debate; he's brilliant. He's also retired from acting, sadly, so there will be no more chances to view his brilliance. Guess we'll have to stick with the performances he's already given ( Read more... ) -
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Gosh. It’s been a while. I’m not even sure I can remember what movies we’ve seen recently, other than The Expendables 2.
Books:
A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness. I had been hesitant to pick this one up, more because of vampire fatigue as well as a wariness of things that popular culture seizes upon. I finally borrowed a copy from a ( Read more... ) -
More! Books! Yay!
Loads and loads of books to review...
The Big Cat Nap by Rita Mae Brown; another excellent installment in her Sneaky Pie Brown/Mrs. Murphy mysteries...best part is it's autographed by the author! My mom is awesome!
The Reformed by Tod Goldberg; I continue to be impressed by how true to the Burn Notice characters this author seems to be. When we ( Read more... ) -
Books and books and more books...
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
I randomly picked this up in a Target bargain bin for some reason. Still don't remember why. I think I was just in the mood to shop. So I've finally reread it (read it decades ago) and it's still an adorable story, and yes, there are many life lessons to be learned from Rat and Toad and Mole and Badger.
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