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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Review: Madame Maigret’s Friend by Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon and his detective Maigret appear regularly in books about mysteries. There are many, many of these books. I had not read one before, but having stumbled across a collection of these stories, I took the opportunity to … Continue reading
Review: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
In January I read “Wolf Hall” in anticipation of reading “Bring Up the Bodies” for my February book club meeting. While it was suggested that you don’t need to read the first book to appreciate the second, I (neurotically) … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Prize Winners
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Review: The Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin
I received a copy of “The Glimpses of the Moon” by Edmund Crispin from Bloomsbury Reader via Netgalley. I chose this book because I had just read the first (and my first) Gervase Fen mystery “The Case of the … Continue reading
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Top Ten Tuesday – Favorite Detectives
As you may have noticed, I don’t normally participate in weekly memes, but in today’s category of Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish I have something to say. I’m going to choose: Top Ten Favorite Characters … Continue reading
Posted in Mystery, Top Ten Tuesday
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Double the Pleasure – Double the Fun
In my last post I discovered that with the Classics Club Spin I would be reading “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis. Now I see it will fit in with Allie’s “A Modernist March” event. It seems that “Main Street,” written … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Literature, Classics Club, Modernist March
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Spinning Classics
The Classics wheel has spun and chosen #14. That means I’ll be reading “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis in March. Here’s an interesting bit from Wikipedia: Main Street was initially awarded the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for literature, but was rejected … Continue reading
Posted in Classics Club, Nobel Author
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Madame Maigret’s Friend by Georges Simenon
Georges Simenon and his detective Maigret appear regularly in books about mysteries. There are many, many of these books. I had not read one before, but having stumbled across a collection of these stories, I took the opportunity to read … Continue reading
Review: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
I read “The Chaperone” by Laura Moriarty upon the recommendation of a librarian I work with. I was also looking for some contemporary novels to recommend to my book club at our next meeting where we will be selecting titles … Continue reading
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Scrambled Books 