Category Archives: Reading

Reading Report: Early November

Posted on 11/09/2021 by chick

I had too many library books, so I returned a few to the library unread. They were all books that I might like to revisit someday. They were… Under the Harrow by Mark Dunn: Dunn wrote Ella Minnow Pea, which … Continue reading →

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How I Met My Book: Part III

Posted on 10/21/2021 by chick

In previous installments of How I Met My Book, I talked about hand-me-down books and unexpected loaners. For this installment I want to tell you about my copy of The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot. I’ve bought … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Mid-October 2021

Posted on 10/17/2021 by chick

I recently finished The Books of Beginning series by John Stephens. The series centers on three children who are prophesied to find and master three books of powerful magic, and each book of the series is named after one of … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Late September

Posted on 09/30/2021 by chick

The Broken Hours: A Novel of H.P. Lovecraft by Jacqueline Baker, B+: Arthor Crandle is down-on-his-luck, homeless, and looking for work. He manages to find a job as an assistant to a mysterious and reclusive author in Providence, Rhode Island. … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Late August 2021

Posted on 08/22/2021 by chick

I finished four books since my last reading report. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware, Grade: A+: Laura “Lo” Blacklock is a travel writer who goes on a luxury cruise so that she can write a piece about … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Middish-July 2021

Posted on 07/11/2021 by chick

I finished Be Buried in the Rain by Barbara Michaels, and I gave it the usual “Michaels B+.” It is the story of Julie Newcomb, a med student who goes to Virginia for the summer to take care of her … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Early July

Posted on 07/03/2021 by chick

I finished reading Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs is a private investigator who has just gone into business for herself in London in the late 1920s, a time at which World War I is nearly ten years past … Continue reading →

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Some of the Books Gotta Go

Posted on 06/30/2021 by chick

Buying books makes me feel good, and owning books makes me feel good. Every new book brings the hope of new information to be learned, new worlds to be discovered, new characters to fall in love with, and new authors … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Late June 2021

Posted on 06/27/2021 by chick

I finally finished The Unfinished World by Amber Sparks, which is a great relief, because how ironic the title would have been if the book had turned out to be an unfinished one! The short stories in this collection are … Continue reading →

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Reading Report: Early June

Posted on 06/05/2021 by chick

I finished The Wizard’s Daughter by Barbara Michaels. I gave it an A- grade. The characters and plot were only so-so, but it was an easy, enjoyable read. In this story, an orphaned young woman named Marianne dreams of becoming … Continue reading →

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