Book Review Year 5 No 3
Apr. 6th, 2019 02:18 pmBridge of Birds by Barry Hughart
The next in my list of books recommended by those on![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
ffw_social . This was the suggestion of ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
badly_knitted . I'm not really grabbed by fantasy, but this one with Li Kao, who has a slight flaw in his character, and Number Ten Ox who is the delightful hero, is a fun read. It's set in an Ancient China That Never Was, and is very entertaining. I liked the way the plot wound its way along, the characters encountered on the way are highly amusing, and the resolution was satisfying. I now have the next book of the series sitting on my book shelf. Fulfils the New To You Author square on my LJBookBingo which seemed appropriate, since this will be an author I read more.
Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin by Nancy Atherton
The usual 'cosy mystery', which was at the right level when I ended up with the second cold in a month. Set in Oxford, the Cotswolds and with reference to Cheltenham, it covers the Set in Your State/Country square quite well.
Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris
As I said I had a cold. So I was going to bed early and reading in the warmth of my bed. I enjoyed this, since it was set entirely within the neighbourhood of Betsy Devonshire's shop, Crewel World. And, because I want to include my regular reads once in my book bingo, this went on the Free Space square.
The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh
Yet another 'cosy mystery', but this time I was reading it as an antidote to another book. I do enjoy the Inspector Alleyn mysteries, and have reserved the next in the series from the library and I'm hoping to get it some time next month, which is fine, as I'm in no rush. I'm using this for the Book Turned Into A TV Series square, because I'm not sure whether the other Alleyn one was.
Sketches in Pen and Ink: A Bloomsbury Notebook by Vanessa Bell
When I did the Tate Gallery 'Which woman artist are you?' quiz I came up as Vanessa Bell. So I thought I'd read up on her. The main section of the book is based on talks she gave on various memoirs, and either end are details of her life (as told by her daughter) and a short discussion of her art. Since I knew very little about her before I began reading this was very interesting. We're going to the Tate in July (there's a big van Gogh exhibition), so I shall take the opportunity to see the paintings of hers which they have. Fills the Biography/Autobiography square.
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
Another of the Fan Flashworks social recommendations. I don't like horror, and I hadn't realised this was a horror story until I started reading. Not my thing at all, and I skipped through some of the descriptions, but followed the plot. It's the first of the Charlie Parker mysteries, but I won't be reading any more. If you like horror, you'll probably enjoy it. It does, however, fill the Horror square.
The next in my list of books recommended by those on
ffw_social . This was the suggestion of badly_knitted . I'm not really grabbed by fantasy, but this one with Li Kao, who has a slight flaw in his character, and Number Ten Ox who is the delightful hero, is a fun read. It's set in an Ancient China That Never Was, and is very entertaining. I liked the way the plot wound its way along, the characters encountered on the way are highly amusing, and the resolution was satisfying. I now have the next book of the series sitting on my book shelf. Fulfils the New To You Author square on my LJBookBingo which seemed appropriate, since this will be an author I read more.Aunt Dimity and the Next of Kin by Nancy Atherton
The usual 'cosy mystery', which was at the right level when I ended up with the second cold in a month. Set in Oxford, the Cotswolds and with reference to Cheltenham, it covers the Set in Your State/Country square quite well.
Hanging by a Thread by Monica Ferris
As I said I had a cold. So I was going to bed early and reading in the warmth of my bed. I enjoyed this, since it was set entirely within the neighbourhood of Betsy Devonshire's shop, Crewel World. And, because I want to include my regular reads once in my book bingo, this went on the Free Space square.
The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh
Yet another 'cosy mystery', but this time I was reading it as an antidote to another book. I do enjoy the Inspector Alleyn mysteries, and have reserved the next in the series from the library and I'm hoping to get it some time next month, which is fine, as I'm in no rush. I'm using this for the Book Turned Into A TV Series square, because I'm not sure whether the other Alleyn one was.
Sketches in Pen and Ink: A Bloomsbury Notebook by Vanessa Bell
When I did the Tate Gallery 'Which woman artist are you?' quiz I came up as Vanessa Bell. So I thought I'd read up on her. The main section of the book is based on talks she gave on various memoirs, and either end are details of her life (as told by her daughter) and a short discussion of her art. Since I knew very little about her before I began reading this was very interesting. We're going to the Tate in July (there's a big van Gogh exhibition), so I shall take the opportunity to see the paintings of hers which they have. Fills the Biography/Autobiography square.
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
Another of the Fan Flashworks social recommendations. I don't like horror, and I hadn't realised this was a horror story until I started reading. Not my thing at all, and I skipped through some of the descriptions, but followed the plot. It's the first of the Charlie Parker mysteries, but I won't be reading any more. If you like horror, you'll probably enjoy it. It does, however, fill the Horror square.
