Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2013 is a really good book. Interesting to hear a Nigerian person’s perspective on the US, and the UK and on Nigeria. Two main characters are really convincing. Really liked this book and want to … Continue reading →
The Expats by Chris Pavone, 2012. Had listened to it before but it was good light entertainment, like a spy movie. Not very challenging but engaging. Finished Engleby, 2007, Sebastian Faulks and it was great. The reader, UK actor, Michael … Continue reading →
Engleby by Sebastion Faulks, read by Michael Maloney, a UK actor. He’s a great reader and it’s a good book. Mike Engleby is an intriguing but scary character.
Continue reading →Really liked All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki, 2004. A novel that takes over, the characters are believable. Interesting plot too. A potato farm in Iowa is the main location, and the people living and not living there deal with … Continue reading →
Thoroughly enjoyed Rowling’s new mystery, and did not expect to at all because the Harry Potter books are tedious and I never finished one of them. But this book is good. The Cuckoo’s Calling, 2013. I liked the two main … Continue reading →
This one was really good, well researched and interesting to read: Pukka’s Promise: The Quest for Longer-Lived Dogs by Ted Kerasote, 2013. He goes to rendering plants, kill dog shelters, non-kill dog shelters, and researches food, toys, breeds, mutts, vets…. … Continue reading →
Just finished My Criminal World, 2013, by Henry Sutton. Entertaining mystery about a mystery writer and all the trials and tribulations of the trade. Not a great book but enjoyable to read. Listening to Graham Greene book. Good story, interesting … Continue reading →
Wendyknits KAL summer shawl, lots of errors. back of shawl, drying outside made from Knit Picks tonal sock yarn. Kate Davies blanket, Rams and Yowes. Love the pattern and love working with Shetland wool.
Continue reading →Leaving Everything Most Loved, Maisie Dobb by Jacqueline Winspear, 2013. The latest Maisie Dobbs book is good, perfect car listening in that the story is easy to follow, the characters familiar. She has good plots with lots of interesting details … Continue reading →
At Last by Edward st Aubyn, 2012. Great book, it’s the final of a series about the same bunch of ghastly people from old money, he is such a good writer, sentences you want to read twice. And his main … Continue reading →