Bronwyn

I'm wavering between 3 and 4 stars again; I'll just go with 4. I can't say I really enjoyed this. It was so bleak and depressing, only moments when that wasn't so. It was prettily written though. I am glad I read it, but won't again at least for a long while.

This was fine. I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt and going with four stars. The actual crime parts are fascinating and really well told. The parts about Douglas himself or other general info are so boring/poorly written.

Oh this was so good. I completely understand why it's a classic, and wish I hadn't waited so long to read it. It's such a roller coaster of a story; I thought it was going to go a hundred different ways before the end. So well done.

Such a fun, kid introduction to Discworld, full of city noises.

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This is the second volume of Stephen Fry's retellings of the Greek myths. While I did enjoy this - there are some good lines and modernized language - I'm not really sure who this book is for. If you're a Stephen Fry fan, reading his books, you've probably already read or are otherwise familiar with these stories. If you're not a fan, this entry being so much his version probably wouldn't appeal anyway.

That all said, it is a good, accessible version of the myths and quite enjoyable overall. (But I think I still prefer Edith Hamilton's book.)