Books - October 2024
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smallhobbit6 books, due partly to being on holiday and reading in the evenings.
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin
The tenth and last book of Gervase Fen, although there is one published later that is short stories, many of which date from an earlier period. This book was written 24 years after the previous one and isn't a patch on the earlier books. There are parts which are entertaining in their absurdity, but as the final book it was a disappointment.
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson is a writer who I sometimes like. This wasn't one I liked. Her latest book, it's marketed as a tribute to the Golden Age of Crime house party genre, but that's a very minor part of the story and to my mind is more spoof than anything. Also, I didn't realise until my copy arrived at the library (there's a long waiting list) that it's a Jackson Brodie book, which I would have avoided.
Metropolitan Mysteries: A Casebook of London's Detectives edited by Martin Edwards
The latest British Library Crime Classics short story collection and really enjoyable. I do like short stories and these are a particularly good selection of stories.
Death in Fancy Dress by Antony Gilbert
Shedunnit's book club selection this month. It appealed because I'd heard quite a lot about the author and wanted to read something she'd written. However, I gather this isn't one of her better books, and I wasn't impressed.
Oak and Ash and Thorn: The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain by Peter Fiennes
The book looks at the native trees of Britain and how they are declining. It was informative, but I preferred the audiobook on trees in India which I listened to a few months ago, as the presentation of the subject was better.
The Angsana Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Having read a number of books which I didn't enjoy, I was delighted to finish with the latest Su Lin/Crown Colony book. A fascinating plot and an interesting look at Singapore in the late 1940s, where the British are trying to re-establish their authority, will revolts are happening in many south-east Asian parts of the British Empire.
The Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin
The tenth and last book of Gervase Fen, although there is one published later that is short stories, many of which date from an earlier period. This book was written 24 years after the previous one and isn't a patch on the earlier books. There are parts which are entertaining in their absurdity, but as the final book it was a disappointment.
Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson is a writer who I sometimes like. This wasn't one I liked. Her latest book, it's marketed as a tribute to the Golden Age of Crime house party genre, but that's a very minor part of the story and to my mind is more spoof than anything. Also, I didn't realise until my copy arrived at the library (there's a long waiting list) that it's a Jackson Brodie book, which I would have avoided.
Metropolitan Mysteries: A Casebook of London's Detectives edited by Martin Edwards
The latest British Library Crime Classics short story collection and really enjoyable. I do like short stories and these are a particularly good selection of stories.
Death in Fancy Dress by Antony Gilbert
Shedunnit's book club selection this month. It appealed because I'd heard quite a lot about the author and wanted to read something she'd written. However, I gather this isn't one of her better books, and I wasn't impressed.
Oak and Ash and Thorn: The Ancient Woods and New Forests of Britain by Peter Fiennes
The book looks at the native trees of Britain and how they are declining. It was informative, but I preferred the audiobook on trees in India which I listened to a few months ago, as the presentation of the subject was better.
The Angsana Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Having read a number of books which I didn't enjoy, I was delighted to finish with the latest Su Lin/Crown Colony book. A fascinating plot and an interesting look at Singapore in the late 1940s, where the British are trying to re-establish their authority, will revolts are happening in many south-east Asian parts of the British Empire.
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