Mike wants to read Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid (Austen Project, #2)
A modern re-imagining of the Gothic Classic Northanger Abbey. Seventeen-year-old Catherine 'Cat' Morland has led …
I had no idea these were available!
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Mike started reading Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Catherine Morland ist für Jane Austen eine ungewöhnliche Romanheldin: zwar ist sie jung und tugendhaft, …
Last of the completed ones for the anniversary.
Mike finished reading One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay …
Well, that went in directions I didn't expect! I was slightly worried it was heading in the direction of The Big Four, but thankfully not.
Well, that went in directions I didn't expect! I was slightly worried it was heading in the direction of The Big Four, but thankfully not.
Mike started reading One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie
The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay …
Holiday unwind after a fabulously tense King.
Mike finished reading The drawing of the three by Stephen King (New English library)
On his journey across the Mid-World to reach the Dark Tower, errant knight Roland of …
OMG! Fantastic! Gonna have to take a break before the next one, I need to unwind a bit 😂
Mike started reading The drawing of the three by Stephen King (New English library)
On his journey across the Mid-World to reach the Dark Tower, errant knight Roland of …
Onwards!
Mike finished reading Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot, #22)
Sad Cypress is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published …
Oh Christie, you genius. Fabulous style, always finding a new way to write a mystery. So very enjoyable.
Mike started reading Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot, #22)
Sad Cypress is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published …
Looking forward to some snappy, witty dialogue. I haven't read one in months, years?!
Looking forward to some snappy, witty dialogue. I haven't read one in months, years?!
Mike replied to book.wayfarer@ramblingreaders.org's status
@book.wayfarer@ramblingreaders.org I'm pretty sure I'll read others, but need something faster paced for a break!
@book.wayfarer@ramblingreaders.org I'm pretty sure I'll read others, but need something faster paced for a break!
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town …
It took me a while, but I got there! Lots of fun, but tinged with sadness at the racism of the time. That aside, I loved the window into the past.
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town …
I've got a lot of bus time this week, maybe I'll finally finish?!
I've got a lot of bus time this week, maybe I'll finally finish?!
The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town …
Steadily working through the classics.
Mike finished reading Scarlet Pimpernel, The by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (Scarlet Pimpernel (1))
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy set …
Some good bits in the first third. But far too much aristocrat brown nosing, sycophants, misogynism and antisemitism to recommend. Quite uncomfortable reading, even allowing for what was 'acceptable' at the time. Birth of the superhero it might be, good writing it is not.
Some good bits in the first third. But far too much aristocrat brown nosing, sycophants, misogynism and antisemitism to recommend. Quite uncomfortable reading, even allowing for what was 'acceptable' at the time. Birth of the superhero it might be, good writing it is not.
Mike started reading Scarlet Pimpernel, The by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy (Scarlet Pimpernel (1))
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) is a play and adventure novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy set …
Been on my wishlist since the TV show in 1999 😂 Will I be able to read it without seeing Richard E Grant?
Been on my wishlist since the TV show in 1999 😂 Will I be able to read it without seeing Richard E Grant?
Mike finished reading Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger: Film Tie-In by Stephen King
‘The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.’ The iconic opening …
Well, there we go. I'm not quite sure what happened, but I enjoyed the ride!
Well, there we go. I'm not quite sure what happened, but I enjoyed the ride!