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My opinion on books I am curently reading
I picked up this book randomly at the library. I needed some encouragement and some perspective – as Ego says in Ratatouille
The Joy of Failure by Wayne Root is light enjoyable reading. He tells lots of illustrative stories, emphasizes good values of putting God and family first, and gives encouragement to never give up.…
I am rereading this book of short mysteries by the famous dame Agatha Christie. I’ve forgotten who the murderers were. They are never who you think they are.
Hercule Poirot is still my favorite detective. I love the way he talks: “…I am sorry to hurry you, but I am keeping a taxi – in case it should be necessary for me to go to Scotland yard; and we Belgians, madame, we practice the thrift.”
Since I’ve read all the Agatha Christie books and am even rereading some of them, Rex Stout is probably my next choice of mystery writers.
In And Four To Go, Nero Wolfe and his sidekick Archie Goodwin solves 4 murders. The last one – Murder in No Joke – is the best.
The Game is the first book I’ve read by Laurie King.
What drew me to this book was the crime fighting couple – Sherlock Holmes and his wife and partner Mary Russell. Yes, Sherlock Holmes is married! I guess Sherlock Holmes is a public domain figure now.
Thanks to EK, I read this Agatha Christie book without having to check it out from the library. I read it on www.Scribd.com.
I’ve read 4.50 From Paddington a long time ago and didn’t remember the story. As I was rereading it this time, I knew what to look for and who the possible murder would be. But the ending still surprised me. EK gives a good summary so I won’t repeat the storyline here.
The state of Maine has 10 million uninhabited acres of trees. Altogether, just 2% of the United States is classified as built up.
I read that in A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. It was written in 1998 but I wouldn’t think the figures now are too far off.
Written in 1923, The Dark Frigate by Charles B. Hawes chronicles the adventures of young Philip Marsham. Phil was taught by his father to love the sea, so rather than staying with his studies, he left the safe life behind and joined the crew on board the Rose of Devon. Phil’s journeys took him to living the life of a pirate against his will. He makes a full circle around and ends up once more on the Rose of Devon.
Another tragic tale about women that I should not have read. Sad novels put me in a depressed mood for a week.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See is a story of two women in China who went through many trying circumstances, most of them merely for being born a woman. I…
I don’t like facing reality.
I read to escape from reality.
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is a well-written book with an engaging story set in Afghanistan during the wars. But I couldn’t stand reading about the lives torn apart by atrocities of war, the sufferings of women in that culture, and the…
Yes, I did!
I read the ending of the book first!
It was too exciting and I don’t like too many sad surprises. I had to know who dies and who doesn’t. But it didn’t spoil the story for me.
I am not a huge Harry Potter fan although I do enjoy the books. I…