Morality Play is another jewelbox novel - sparse, elegant, compact. There is a simplicity and a brevity to the story - it takes place over two weeks - that could feel insufficient, but doesn't. This could be a longer book, but the sketchbook quality of it fits the time and story. The story is … [Read more]
Anotterchaos #2: Dollars to Duchesses
Supposedly the book that inspired Julian Fellowes to create the character of Cora, Countess of Grantham, this book explores the late 19th/early 20th century phenomenon of American women taking their fortunes to England to husband-hunt. An interesting, if not riveting, read. … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:2 ·
Genres: History, Non-Fiction ·
Tags: edwardian, England, heiress, history, Non-Fiction, Victorian, women ·
The Labours of Hercules: Christie “lite”
In this collection of short stories, Poirot is retiring, but he decides to take on twelve final cases, a reference to his namesake's twelve labours in Greek mythology, before he does. Christie's short stories are a different labour altogether from her longer mysteries, and I can't really … [Read more]
Impuse Buys Aren’t Always a Bad Idea
If nothing else, this book is a strong indication as to why I am pretty much constantly broke. … [Read more]
Drama without Passion
This is a fairly well-written but slow-paced story that takes place in the tiny town of Witless Bay, Newfoundland, surrounding a handful of colorful characters who struggle to make sense of their lives with relatively little connection to the outside world. Touches of magical realism … [Read more]
Badkittyuno’s Review #4: The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp
My sister and I have very similar taste in books, and we share quite a bit -- especially memoirs by funny chicks and YA. In fact, she's on CBR this year, so you'll probably notice that we review many of the same books. We are going to have to agree to disagree on this one, however, because she loved … [Read more]