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I was still hungry for more info on these people who made up the Jena Set of early Romantics in Jena, Germany – as written up by Andrea Wulf in Magnificent Rebels (my review/this site).  I’d been confused for about half … Continue reading →

This is the first of the long running Kate Shugak series which continues into 2023. That’s pretty much what I’ve been looking for – something to keep me going (as though I don’t have enough to read)! – lol.   … Continue reading →

I’m not big on classic science fiction, but I believe this was first recommended by someone whose tastes I trust, (but who was that???) so I checked it out and sure enough, it was re-issued this year (2023) and the … Continue reading →

I wrote a blog entry about this book but it’s pretty sketchy because as I was reading it for the second time I realized I hadn’t even finished it the first time. As far as I can figure, I fell … Continue reading →

Yup – I wonder how I’ll do this year. A year of good books, a year of good tea, a good year of being where I’m supposed to be. No resolutions – I’ll change as I feel the need and … Continue reading →

My rule is that I have to have read the book for the first time in 2022.  It might have been published back in 1922, but I first read it in 2022.  It only counts twice if I read it … Continue reading →

I read 159 books this year making 12.67  the mean per month and 13.5 the median. Thats sounds good – it’s a bit over 3 books a week. The most read was April with 20 and the fewest read was in … Continue reading →

I’m really not big fan of Louise Penny but I keep trying to like her books.  Over some time I read the first 5 in her Detective Ganache series but I usually quit or slipped into blank out mode.  I’ve … Continue reading →

Some folks indulge in binge watching Christmas movies over the holidays, I binge on Christmas novels – preferably mysteries. I don’t know when this started but it’s been at least 10 years since I picked up Monica Ferris’ Crewel Yule … Continue reading →

The Keeper by John Lescroart 2014 / 321 pages rating  B / crime (#15 in the Dismas Hardy series) I like Lescroart,  but crime and corruption in the cop-shop is getting a tad old no matter whose pen it comes from. … Continue reading →

Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke 2014 / 449 pages read by Will Patton 13h 10m rating A++ / literary crime This latest offering from James Lee Burke is a little different from the violent crime sagas we usually get from … Continue reading →

Six Years by Harlan Coben read by Scott Brick 2013 / 369 pages rating:  A/ crime I’ve had this on my wish list for a long, long time.  I’m not sure about Coben, but I do like a good Scott … Continue reading →

The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri N. Murari 2012 / 341 pages read by Sneha Mathan / 10h 59m rating:  4 From the front cover and the title this looks like it could be a fluffy little thing, huh?   Well,  trust me – … Continue reading →

Orfeo by Richard Powers 2014/369 pages rating: 9.5  / contemp fiction OMG!  One of my favorite books of all time is The Goldbug Variations by Richard Powers. And although I’ve read much of what he’s written since, nothing has come anywhere near … Continue reading →

Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson 2014 / 480 pages – read by MacLeod Andrews, Jenna Lamia 15h 41m rating:  8 / literary thriller I just picked this up on a whim – from the blurbs and sample it sounded like … Continue reading →

The Conservationistby Nadine Gordimer1974 / 270 pagesrating: 9 / 20th century Mehring is a very rich, white,  South African man who has purchased a 400 acre cattle farm in rural South Africa. This is during the days of apartheid and it all makes him think … Continue reading →

The Farmby Tom Robb Smith2014 /  369 pages / 9h 24mread by James Langton & Suzanne Torenrating:  B+ / crime-suspense When Daniel, our  single first person narrator,  answers his phone one evening he has to listen as his father, Chris,  tells him that his mother … Continue reading →