Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. As mysteries go, I can’t say I found this satisfying. Tey doesn’t give the details or even the solution very clearly. There is a mystery, and it is solved, but it seems almost incidental to the book. The story is a bit dated…
How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I know nothing about Shakespeare or his works. Seriously, I am just starting to learn about Shakespeare. Oh, I know what is “common knowledge.” I recognize some lines from Shakespeare and probably which play they’re from. I think I…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… sunny and hot. The blinds are closed trying to keep the a/c in. I am thinking… about our busy week which is slower than our last week. I am thankful… for the amazing women who wrote, designed, and ran our VBS last week. In the kitchen… I really, really need…
No Fond Return of Love by Barbara Pym My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. By far my favorite Pym to date – I guess 4 stars has a range. (I’ve also read Excellent Women and Jane and Prudence) In this book, Pym plays with book lovers, writers, observers. Dulcie (“sweet”) and Viola (given name:…
Men of Iron by Howard Pyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own as Audio CD read by Jim Weiss. I hope to change to the correct edition soon … We listened to Men of Iron on a long trip. We enjoyed the story; the exploits and doings of Myles Falworth were exciting. His maturation…
Runaway Ralph CD: Runaway Ralph CD by Beverly Cleary My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. This was a good story for traveling. It isn’t very taxing to the listener and is short. It has exciting parts, a message, and a happy ending. The children like the idea of a mouse who rides a motorcycle…
Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. This was my second Barbara Pym novel. I liked it a lot even though there was little plot … maybe even less than Excellent Women. The characters grew and better knew themselves by the end. They advanced. For about half the book…
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 5 of 5 stars Library. Well, I must say that this was my favorite Lord Peter book as yet. To see the generally self controlled Lord Peter lose his cool over a woman was a pretty interesting development. To see the fall-out from that in his dealings…
For the first time since vacation, I’ve turned on my laptop, which means I’ll be publishing a bunch of book reviews here to the blog today. I might even post something about vacation. And school. Or I might not. Forewarned is forearmed … Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers My rating: 4…