Category Archives: Reading

A Year of Poirot

Posted on 09/18/2011 by chick

In Death in the Air, Poirot said, Close your eyes, my friend, instead of opening them wide. Use the eyes of the brain, not of the body. Let the little gray cells of the mind function. Let it be their … Continue reading →

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on 09/15/2011 by chick

Portuguese Irregular Verbs (A Professor Dr von Igelfeld Entertainment) by Alexander McCall Smith Grade: B+ Alexander McCall Smith is most famous for his mystery series, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Portuguese Irregular Verbs is apparently quite different from the … Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Wordplay

Posted on 09/13/2011 by chick

Ella Minnow Pea by Paul Dunn Grade: A There is something that potential readers of this book need to understand before attempting to read it. Ella Minnow Pea is not really a novel, or at least not a traditional one. … Continue reading →

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My Reading Rainbow

Posted on 09/12/2011 by chick

August was Rainbow of Reading Month for me. I read three “colorful” books that month in celebration. The White Deer by James Thurber Grade: B The White Deer is a fairytale about a deer who turns into a princess. She … Continue reading →

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Youth is Beauty

Posted on 09/11/2011 by chick

Poirot once said, To me, nowadays, anything young is beautiful. from Peril at End House Shortly after I moved to Rhode Island, I was driving to the grocery store, vaguely listening to an interview on NPR, when the interviewer asked … Continue reading →

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My New Reading Challenge

Posted on 09/09/2011 by chick

I seem to have acquired a collection of Roald Dahl books. I also have the urge to start a new reading challenge. Hmmm. I guess I’ll have to do a Dahl marathon. Starting September 13 (Dahl’s birthday), I will begin … Continue reading →

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Wise-Bits

Posted on 09/08/2011 by chick

Trying to read (but unable to stomach) a book called Ella Mental and the Good Sense Guide convinced me that I ought to pay more attention to my own bits of hard-won wisdom. Here are three wise-bits that I learned … Continue reading →

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First Impressions

Posted on 09/07/2011 by chick

Borders is soon to close down. There are fewer than ten days left to their going-out-of-business sale. I’m not sad about this per se. It never was one of my favorite bookstores. However, it is the closest one. Losing it … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Prerogative

Posted on 09/04/2011 by chick

In Death in the Air, Poirot says, You have a great advantage as a writer . . . . You can relieve your feelings by the expedient of the printed word. You have the power of the pen over your … Continue reading →

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M. Poirot and H. Irene

Posted on 08/28/2011 by chick

In honor of Hurricane Irene’s arrival, I offer you an extra Weekly Poirot quote. I suspect that if Poirot knew a hurricane was coming, he would lock himself up in the house and not come out until it was over. … Continue reading →

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