Eclectic Reviewer November Wrap-Up
And the slow crawl back to normal begins. Family holidays are a thing again. As are family colds. Tell me how I managed to catch a cold from the one person who wasn't even there because I'd love to know how that happened.
Dead Space, Kali Wallace
A good sci-fi mystery thriller but the profanity left much to be desired.
Death Ex Machina, Gary Corby
Socrates discovers physics and Nico discovers beer.
Augustus, John Williams
The cover was horrible. The book was excellent.
The Singer from Memphis, Gary Corby
Nico fights a crocodile and visits a pyramid or two.
A Princess of Landover, Terry Brooks
Half-fairy princesses are just like regular teenage girls except that they're more likely to encounter portals to Hell. Or maybe not. Adolescence is rough.
A Haunted House and Other Stories, Virginia Woolf
I prefer Woolf's longer fiction, but there were some good stories here.
Emily's Quest, L.M. Montgomery
Emily's career takes off while her love life does not.
Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather
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Death on Delos, Gary Corby
Nico and Diotima are going to be parents! Oh, and someone's been embezzling from the Delian League funds, but that's not important right now. Baby's coming!
Flush, Virginia Woolf
The story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Cocker spaniel.
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020, Salman Rushdie
I heart Rushdie very much and I'm so glad he beat the 'rona. Not happy he got it, but very glad he survived. His voice is not something we can afford to lose right now.
The Crimson Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
In which I learn about tanukis and become insanely jealous of Japan. Picture at the link.
A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf
Woolf and I are just going to have to agree to disagree about Jane Eyre.
The Maid's Version, Daniel Woodrell
In which the mystery is solved halfway through but there are still surprises at the end.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1, Arthur Conan Doyle
What does it say about me that Victorian novels and stories are my comfort reads? I'm a big huge giant nerd? Thought so.
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And now for the shorts!
Care of the Hair and Nails: There is a fairy godmother of Good Grooming and she's always watching you. No matter where you are, she can see you and she disapproves.
Seduction of the Innocent: In which a young woman's curiosity about pills leads her to becoming the World's Frumpiest Streetwalker.
Live and Learn: A ridiculous safety short to make up for the total downer of the previous short.
Act Your Age (Emotional Maturity): Jim's foray into misbehavior leads him straight to the office of Mr. Edmunds, the hip young principal who studied psychology.
Dead Space, Kali Wallace
A good sci-fi mystery thriller but the profanity left much to be desired.
Death Ex Machina, Gary Corby
Socrates discovers physics and Nico discovers beer.
Augustus, John Williams
The cover was horrible. The book was excellent.
The Singer from Memphis, Gary Corby
Nico fights a crocodile and visits a pyramid or two.
A Princess of Landover, Terry Brooks
Half-fairy princesses are just like regular teenage girls except that they're more likely to encounter portals to Hell. Or maybe not. Adolescence is rough.
A Haunted House and Other Stories, Virginia Woolf
I prefer Woolf's longer fiction, but there were some good stories here.
Emily's Quest, L.M. Montgomery
Emily's career takes off while her love life does not.
Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
Death on Delos, Gary Corby
Nico and Diotima are going to be parents! Oh, and someone's been embezzling from the Delian League funds, but that's not important right now. Baby's coming!
Flush, Virginia Woolf
The story of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Cocker spaniel.
Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020, Salman Rushdie
I heart Rushdie very much and I'm so glad he beat the 'rona. Not happy he got it, but very glad he survived. His voice is not something we can afford to lose right now.
The Crimson Fairy Book, Andrew Lang
In which I learn about tanukis and become insanely jealous of Japan. Picture at the link.
A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf
Woolf and I are just going to have to agree to disagree about Jane Eyre.
The Maid's Version, Daniel Woodrell
In which the mystery is solved halfway through but there are still surprises at the end.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1, Arthur Conan Doyle
What does it say about me that Victorian novels and stories are my comfort reads? I'm a big huge giant nerd? Thought so.
*~*~*~*~*~*
And now for the shorts!
Care of the Hair and Nails: There is a fairy godmother of Good Grooming and she's always watching you. No matter where you are, she can see you and she disapproves.
Seduction of the Innocent: In which a young woman's curiosity about pills leads her to becoming the World's Frumpiest Streetwalker.
Live and Learn: A ridiculous safety short to make up for the total downer of the previous short.
Act Your Age (Emotional Maturity): Jim's foray into misbehavior leads him straight to the office of Mr. Edmunds, the hip young principal who studied psychology.