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Askew Shawl, Stephen West
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Way behind in listing them here, will forget soon!Zadie Smith’s new book, Swing Time 2016, was very good. Thoughtful, interesting, good believable characters. Friendships from childhood, mothers, growing up, “helping” in Africa all explored. The Sympathizer, 2016 by Viet Thanh … Continue reading →
mysteries
Elly Griffith’s other series, about Max the magician, Smoke and Mirrors, 2016, is good. Set in 1951, lots of theatre and slow paced police work. Tana French, The Trespasser, very good mystery. Listened to half of it, read the other … Continue reading →
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Daniel James Brown, 2013. Very interesting book, focusing on one rower, Joe Rantz, but really about the team and how they got … Continue reading →
good memoir, iffy mystery and a poor novel
The Outsider, my life in intrigue by Frederick Forsyth, 2016. Really interesting book, a very different life. Had to go find the four old movies made from his intrigue novels. The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood, 2016. Too long, … Continue reading →
forgotten mystery, strange mystery, good novel
good novel, High Dive, 2016 by Jonathan Lee, young UK writer. He writes about the bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton, when Thatcher and crew were at a conference in September 1984. Very interesting characters, very good book. Spooky … Continue reading →
3 novels and a mystery
My Name is Lucy Barton, 2016 by Elizabeth Strout. Odd characters, odd book but good. Worth reading. Who are these people who never see their families? Don’t get it, but the book was convincing. Prep 2005 by Curtis Sittenfeld. Book … Continue reading →
Sad book, funny book
Everything I Never Told You 2014 by Celeste Ng. Very sad book but very well written. A family that misses each other at every turn. Hard to watch the lack of communication in action, but easy to understand the reasons … Continue reading →
mystery and intrigue
Six Degrees of Assissination, radio play, 2016 by M J Arlidge. Very good – many famous UK actors taking parts. Who killed the PM??? Elly Griffith’s latest Ruth Galloway mystery, The Woman in Blue. Good stuff. 2016. Lots of religous … Continue reading →
mysteries and non fiction
Someone Else’s Skin by Sarah Hilary. 2014 Introducing Detective Inspector Marnie Rome. UK young writer. Good mystery, interesting characters, I moved right on the the second of the sereis… No Other Darkness, Sarah Hilary, 2015. Well written mysteries, interesting character … Continue reading →