Starring Mrs Hudson, with an appearance by the Ferret, and with no angst: a ficlet for Debriswoman
A Trip to the Zoo
A Trip to the Zoo
Dec. 27th, 2017
Book Review Year 3 No 5
Dec. 27th, 2017 12:18 pmAnd my final book review of the year.
The Dry by Jane Harper
A new book in 2017. I came across this because I did one of those "What book should I read next?" quiz on, I think, Caboodle. I enjoyed it - another detective novel, this time set in the Australian Outback, in a township where it hasn't rained for the last few years, the streams have dried up, and with it the hopes of the community. The setting was new and different, for me at least, and I didn't anticipate the outcome. It's the first in a series about Aaron Falk, the detective, but although I enjoyed the book, I'm not sufficiently taken to want to read more. However, I'd recommend it to any of my flist who are looking for an escape from traditional British or North American crime stories.
Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
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aome I am hooked on the stress-free enjoyable stories. Nothing thought-provoking, but I'm not reading them for that reason. I've tracked down the next book at Abe Books and it's arriving in a couple of weeks time.
The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor
A murder in London in 1666, at the time of the Great Fire. I can't remember who recommended this. For me there was too much family detail of the protagonists in the way of showing life at the time. It's also written from two separate POVs - one first person, one third person. The two meet towards the end of the book. And the conclusion left me thinking 'Oh, okay'. I think it would probably appeal to others on my flist.
A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett
This is a collection of newspaper articles and speeches by Terry Pratchett over the years. It was recommended to me bymoth2fic and I would recommend it to any Pratchett fan. Some of it is repetitive, because inevitably certain facts will be repeated in different articles, especially when they date over a number of years. And I would have liked to read a bit more about Discworld. But since I borrowed it from the local library, it didn't cost me anything and I learned a lot.
Golden Age and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
Short stories, and drabbles, about Temeraire and other dragons. Another new book this year, and a birthday present from my mother. It was lovely to read some more about the dragons, and, in one case, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice with dragons. And speaking of fan fiction - there are some excellent Temeraire stories for Yuletide over on AO3.
Which brings us to the end of 2017. My thanks to Goodreads for encouraging me to continue reading - I look forward to the 2018 Reading Challenge; to my local library for providing some of the books; and to you lot for reading my reviews. Here's to a book-filled 2018!
The Dry by Jane Harper
A new book in 2017. I came across this because I did one of those "What book should I read next?" quiz on, I think, Caboodle. I enjoyed it - another detective novel, this time set in the Australian Outback, in a township where it hasn't rained for the last few years, the streams have dried up, and with it the hopes of the community. The setting was new and different, for me at least, and I didn't anticipate the outcome. It's the first in a series about Aaron Falk, the detective, but although I enjoyed the book, I'm not sufficiently taken to want to read more. However, I'd recommend it to any of my flist who are looking for an escape from traditional British or North American crime stories.
Aunt Dimity's Good Deed by Nancy Atherton
The second present from
aome I am hooked on the stress-free enjoyable stories. Nothing thought-provoking, but I'm not reading them for that reason. I've tracked down the next book at Abe Books and it's arriving in a couple of weeks time.The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor
A murder in London in 1666, at the time of the Great Fire. I can't remember who recommended this. For me there was too much family detail of the protagonists in the way of showing life at the time. It's also written from two separate POVs - one first person, one third person. The two meet towards the end of the book. And the conclusion left me thinking 'Oh, okay'. I think it would probably appeal to others on my flist.
A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett
This is a collection of newspaper articles and speeches by Terry Pratchett over the years. It was recommended to me by
moth2fic and I would recommend it to any Pratchett fan. Some of it is repetitive, because inevitably certain facts will be repeated in different articles, especially when they date over a number of years. And I would have liked to read a bit more about Discworld. But since I borrowed it from the local library, it didn't cost me anything and I learned a lot.Golden Age and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
Short stories, and drabbles, about Temeraire and other dragons. Another new book this year, and a birthday present from my mother. It was lovely to read some more about the dragons, and, in one case, a retelling of Pride and Prejudice with dragons. And speaking of fan fiction - there are some excellent Temeraire stories for Yuletide over on AO3.
Which brings us to the end of 2017. My thanks to Goodreads for encouraging me to continue reading - I look forward to the 2018 Reading Challenge; to my local library for providing some of the books; and to you lot for reading my reviews. Here's to a book-filled 2018!