Category Archives: Reading

Just the Facts?

Posted on 10/23/2011 by chick

Here is another conversation between Poirot and his friend Hastings. “Mon ami—you know my suspicious nature! I believe nothing that any one says unless it can be confirmed or corroborated.” “That’s right, old boy,” I said affectionately. “A thoroughly nice, … Continue reading →

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Separation of Church and Narnia

Posted on 10/22/2011 by chick

The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller Grade: B Are you one of those people who loved Narnia as a child but came to dislike it later when you realized it was all about Christianity? Not … Continue reading →

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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

Posted on 10/21/2011 by chick

Poirot Loses a Client by Agatha Christie Grade: A- In Poirot Loses a Client, Poirot received a rather peculiar letter from a woman named Miss Arundel. She wrote, “I am emboldened to write to you in the hope that you … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day

Posted on 10/20/2011 by chick

All of old. Nothing else ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett

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Who’s That Girl?

Posted on 10/19/2011 by chick

Third Girl by Agatha Christie Grade: B+ Poirot was sitting at the breakfast table with a cup of hot chocolate, feeling quite proud of himself for a recent literary accomplishment, when his butler informed him that a young lady was … Continue reading →

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Connoisseur of Mustaches

Posted on 10/16/2011 by chick

A conversation between Poirot and “The Third Girl.” “And how did you know me, may I ask? What made you recognize me?” “Your mustache,” said Norma immediately. “It couldn’t be anyone else.” He was gratified by that observation and stroked … Continue reading →

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First in the New Marathon

Posted on 10/11/2011 by chick

The Gremlins: A Royal Air Force Story (The Lost Walt Disney Production) by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl Grade: B+ The Gremlins is the first book in my Roald Dahl reading marathon. It is an old-fashioned, cutesy kind of story. It … Continue reading →

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Justice Is a Fine Word

Posted on 10/09/2011 by chick

Amanda Knox was freed from prison last week. The media are all abuzz. Is she guilty? Is she innocent? We will probably never know the truth about her roommate’s murder. It’s too bad Poirot’s not around to sort it all … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on 10/03/2011 by chick

Dear Marshall, When you want something (a cookie, a TV show, etc.), you try to convince us by saying, “One!” As if we couldn’t possibly refuse such a small, reasonable request! When we give you what you want, you smile … Continue reading →

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That’s Life

Posted on 10/02/2011 by chick

Poirot once said, Ah, but life is like that! It does not permit you to arrange and order it as you will. It will not permit you to escape emotion, to live by the intellect and by reason! You cannot … Continue reading →

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