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Quick Reviews from 2020

Posted on 12/10/2020 by chick

Here are some quick reviews of books I read in 2020. It was supposed to be the post from Day 139, but I didn’t finish it in time. Into the Darkness by Barbara Michaels, B+: The granddaughter of a famous … Continue reading →

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Day 257: Pat on the Back

Posted on 11/25/2020 by chick

This week I finished my 37th book of the year (Piranesi by Susanna Clarke), and that means that I’ve already beaten my reading totals for the years 2105 (32), 2016 (35), 2017 (27), and 2019 (33). So, though I feel … Continue reading →

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Day 256: What Could Have Been

Posted on 11/24/2020 by chick

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Grade: B `Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. `And within that library, the shelves go on for ever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have … Continue reading →

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Day 228: Animals and Zombies

Posted on 10/27/2020 by chick

Last night I finished reading Doctor Dolittle’s Circus by Hugh Lofting. In this episode of the series, the Doctor needs to make some quick cash to pay off a debt, so he and his animal friends hatch a plan to … Continue reading →

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Day 207: Too Much

Posted on 10/06/2020 by chick

I started my new book, The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde, yesterday. Today I put it aside in favor of a different book. Why? Because it was too political. Just a few pages in, Fforde was already tackling issues of … Continue reading →

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Day 204: Weekend Reading

Posted on 10/03/2020 by chick
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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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