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Day 188: One of Fourteen

Posted on 09/17/2020 by chick

One good thing about having purchased so many books is that I feel obligated to read them. So far I have finished fourteen, among them this Poirot mystery: Three Act Tragedy (aka Murder in Three Acts) by Agatha Christie Grade: … Continue reading →

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Day 173: Thankfully Unread

Posted on 09/02/2020 by chick

I have read most of the Agatha Christie novels that feature Hercule Poirot, but not quite all. Many times over the last few years I’ve thought about finally finishing them off, but somehow I never did. I’m glad I left … Continue reading →

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Day 149: Odds and Ends

Posted on 08/09/2020 by chick

I am reading The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell. I’m about a fifth of the way through, and so far it’s good, but it’s not suiting my mood. Consequently I’m not sure what to do with it. If I stop … Continue reading →

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Day 139: Thrillers Don’t Thrill

Posted on 07/30/2020 by chick

The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva, Grade: B In The Rembrandt Affair, retired spy Gabriel Allon is asked by his art dealer friend to locate a missing Rembrandt painting. Following his belief that “sometimes the best way to find a … Continue reading →

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Day 128: Surprise!

Posted on 07/19/2020 by chick

When the pandemic first started, I found websites of a lot of independent bookstores that offered surprise books and/or book subscriptions. I was temped by every single one. But I wasn’t ready to commit, especially because some of them were … Continue reading →

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Day 125: More Books

Posted on 07/16/2020 by chick

Today this stack of books arrived. I’ve been in just the right mood to continue with my goal of reading all of Barbara Michaels’s books. Sadly, inter-library loans are suspended due to the pandemic, so the library wasn’t going to … Continue reading →

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Day 122: Pandemic Reading

Posted on 07/13/2020 by chick

I am currently reading Daniel Silva’s The Rembrandt Affair. I had seen it on a list of recommended reading, and I was able to purchase a used copy at a reasonable price. I had hoped for something heist-y, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Day 110: Three Things About This Week

Posted on 07/01/2020 by chick

I ordered olive oil from Target earlier this week. I figured that they wouldn’t offer to ship it if they couldn’t handle it. I was wrong, and I did not enjoy getting an oil-soaked package full of broken glass delivered … Continue reading →

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Day 104: “Time at the Top”

Posted on 06/25/2020 by chick

I recently finished reading Time at the Top by Edward Ormondroyd. This semi-classic children’s book is about a girl whose 1960s apartment building elevator magically transports her through time to the 1880s. The story has a clunky structure that initially … Continue reading →

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Ten One-Word Book Titles

Posted on 05/10/2020 by chick

Back in March I was offered the challenge of coming up with a list of favorite books with one-word titles. I never got around to posting my list. Oops. But here it is now. “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman (favorite one-word … Continue reading →

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