A gentleman in Moscow, 2017 by Amor Towles is very good. A novel writen with grace, about a count under house arrest in a real hotel in Moscow beginning in 1922. He moves from aristocrat to head waiter in his years there, and the world comes to him, although not too closely. History comes and goes, WWII passes and the hotel still stands. A very elegant book. Lovely characters, interesting view of politics.
Exit West, 2017 by Moshin Hamid, a very different novel. A couple must leave their county under seige and they move several times and adapt or don't adapt. Good book, very different. The events are fictional, but the characters are very real.
Coffin road by Peter May, 2017. Good mystery, interesing plot whcih revolves around bee research. Set in the Outer Hebrides, it's hard to figure out who is really who until the end.
After the Fire by Jane Casey, 2017. First book I have read by her and I liked it, but did not want to go backwards, so read the one following. Maeve Kerrigan is the main character. Set in London.
The Reckoning by Jane Casey, 2016. The second book by her and with the same characters. I remember it as good but cannot remember the plot!
Tastes like Fear by Sarah Hilary, 2016. A good mystery.
Monday, May 1, 2017
Friday, March 24, 2017
one bood novel, many mysteries
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 2015. Older woman remembers her past - and that of her sister's - of occupupied France during WW II. Good book, but not great.
Clare Mackintosh, I See You 2017. Interesting mystery set in London, based on tracking people by their predictable commuting habits. A good enough mystery, but not great.
James Oswald Written in Bones 2017 is a good book. Good writer, like his character names. Grumpy Bob, Mrs. McClutchen's cat...DI Tony McLean is an entertaining main character as well.
Clare Mackintosh, I See You 2017. Interesting mystery set in London, based on tracking people by their predictable commuting habits. A good enough mystery, but not great.
James Oswald Written in Bones 2017 is a good book. Good writer, like his character names. Grumpy Bob, Mrs. McClutchen's cat...DI Tony McLean is an entertaining main character as well.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
many mysteries
Most recent, and least liked, Good me, Bad me by Ali Land 2017. Hated the audio voice and did not really like a single character. The plot kept me going, but it's kind of a creepy book. Many people love it, but not me. A woman serial killer....not really intersted in any serial killers anymore...and this one was really awful.
Liked the other books - The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths, 2017. Very good, love the characters continued development and the plot was interesting too.
The Birdwatcher by William Shaw, 2017. Good mystery - set in interesting marshy place with lots of birds. set in modern day Dungeness, Kent.Good book.
Liked the other books - The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths, 2017. Very good, love the characters continued development and the plot was interesting too.
The Birdwatcher by William Shaw, 2017. Good mystery - set in interesting marshy place with lots of birds. set in modern day Dungeness, Kent.Good book.
All Scooby hat for Max
Owl hat, own design
Askew Shawl, Stephen West
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