Chris

Loved it. Very funny period piece. Great characters.

Listened to this one via Audible. Highly entertaining, and absolutely laugh out loud funny. Am waiting a smidge and want to read or listen to it again. This one is definitely on my must re-read list.

2019 I did a second read of this one - not as charming as the first time. The story is frustratingly slow with a great deal of repetition that could have been trimmed. Am now partially into the companion book All Clear. These two books could have been one book.

For instance:

a. Mike's obsessing for the 50th time about his having changed the timeline: me wondering how in the hell someone could be a participant in this time travel program without an iota of knowledge as to how it works. I seriously want to hit Mike right now. Mike has an over-abundance of stupid for someone working in field-research and writing.
b. Polly works in a department store, but can't seem to get her hands on a black skirt. Me wondering why her boss doesn't bring her a couple to choose from and tell her they'll take the cost of the skirt from her next two paychecks. Your business has a dress code, your business therefore has a plan to ensure your employees adhere to it. After all, there's a war on, right? Eyeroll.
c. The endless speculation as to why the gates won't open and the other endless ‘what if's.
d. Not remembering the name of the stupid airfield (mostly an issue in Book #2) - we remember you can't remember, just please stop endlessly ruminating about it.

I'm ‘re-reading' via audiobook. And have now resorted to hitting the ‘bump it forward 10 seconds' button when the ruminating begins.

What works - the historical bits. Those are fun- and made me want to go find out more when I was done with the book.

Like his other stuff - was disappointed with this one. Maybe it's a little dated.

Listened to this one. Laugh out loud funny.

Starts strong, but this puppy went on farrrrr too long. Could have hacked 100 pages from it and it would have been a pretty good read. Ending was a little...erm... but by the time I got to it I was wishing I had cut a chunk out of the middle.

Want to stop using legalese? This book will help. If your clients can't read it and understand it, then you're not doing your job.

Good for new attorneys.

Stuck with what to put in that client letter? This book will help! Great base for client correspondence - particularly for the new attorney.

Good basic information on drafting wills. Particularly helpful as a source for ideas for wording on odd - yet not uncommon situations.

This book taught me that I should run run run like hell away from the practice area of Partnership Taxation. Just seeing the title brought on waves of horror.

Whoever thought a book about Civil Procedure could be so exciting!

Just did a reread of this after finishing the HBO series. It's excellent. Even better than I remembered.

Strong smart female character saves the day! And she's not wearing heels, makeup, and a body hugging leotard!

Whoamygod is this one long. And dull. It became more like a personal challenge for me to just be able to claim I finished the thing. I did it.

So bad, so very very bad.

This was a favorite of mine back in the 80s. Recently re-read it (listened to it on audible)- and was just as amused. Things drag a smidge more towards the end than I remember, but I enjoyed it.

Late 80's angst reigns among NYC's young professionals.

I suspect this one will be better read than heard.

Tried listening to this one...hung in there for 1/2 an hour and wowza was it a relief to flip the car stereo to ‘FM' and throw in the towel.

This is about as far from my day to day grind as it gets...therefore, quite a nice little vacation wrapped up in a story about mountain girls from a mining village exposed to books for the first time. Really enjoyed this one.

Another good installment in the series. It's a quick read and enjoyable. I've got book 3 lined up and ready to read.

This has been on my ‘to read' list forever. I slogged through it. What an array of dysfunctional characters! I recall enjoying Jane Eyre. This one not as much.

Fabulous series. I've read the series over and over - and reread this one after the most recent release regarding Mrs. Hudson's story. It was like coming home. Beach reading without shame.

It's perfect. One of my favorites.