Theophilus North
and
The Ides of March
A novel and historical fiction by Thornton Wilder
The first, I highly recommend; the second is a good read but not a must-read.
I, Claudius
and
Claudius the God
Historical fiction by Robert Graves
If you're interested in ancient Rome, you would enjoy these.
Conan Doyle
A biography by Julian Symons
Pretty interesting. A quick read.
Found Meals of the Lost Generation
Recipes and anecdotes from 1920s Paris by Suzanne Rodriguez-Hunter
Interesting topic and fascinating time period. Lame writing and obviously biased. I didn't finish it.
Up at the Villa
Novel by W Somerset Maugham
I liked it. Also a quick read.
The Woman in White
Novel by Wilkie Collins
Definitely not a quick read. Over 600 pages! I enjoyed it, but it got a little long toward the end. (Just resolve the mystery already!) If you're just a casual reader wanting to pick up a long, mid-1800's novel, there are much better options out there.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A lot of people really enjoyed this, and it is a cute little story, but I thought the writing was a little flat.
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Human anatomy. By Elaine marieb. It's all I've had time for :-). But I have been reading Crazy Love by Francis Chan and I like it a lotso far... We are reading it for our small group. Oh and the kids and I are reading a Christmas carol again this year
ReplyDeleteWhat you have been reading, since when? Last January?
ReplyDeleteTo consider reading soon how about: A Handful of Dust by Evelyn(a man) Waugh. Brother Kev lent me his copy. It's a well written, interesting, weird story.
And have you read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith?
Ditto what mom said about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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