Mimi

Reading Amelia Peabody books in a heap.

Read this in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. I'm not sure I knew who Seth Rogan was before this, but his essays are funny and I like his politics. Four stars, two thumbs.

A well-written biography, whether or not you were a fan. Interesting to read about what was happening behind the scenes in the White House during those years.

Just as good as the first two. Love the local mentions, like Sister Pie. Also love that August's copine is smart and tough and lives in Oslo, an awesome city.

Very smart book reviews and essays. I enjoyed them all, even the ones about topics that were too British for me to understand.

DNF. Too many vague conversations, wandering plot lines, and random mythical characters. I made it until a crocodile attacked one of the villains–in northern England.

The first I've really read about the wild, sad life of Anne Sexton. I need to find more.

4 stars for being exactly what I wanted to read in one evening: a perfect example of a library-based cozy mystery, intelligently written.

Another book best read slowly.

“We're 1950 models and Cancers.” Just like me.

I didn't read Harriet the Spy until I was an adult, and knew nothing about Louise Fitzhugh before reading this biography. Glad to say she was a woman worth reading about.

Enjoyed the narrative sections. I am not much into reading affirmations, though, and they make up a lot of this book.

A keeper.

Maybe 3.5. The main mystery was intriguing, but I thought the book within the book was tedious.

Books and magic. Fun book for the last day of the year.

Read two books from my childhood (see also [b:Time Cat 822630 Time Cat Lloyd Alexander https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348818430l/822630.SY75.jpg 3016959]). Ralph Mouse holds up much better.

It was fun to read about the history and construction of crossword puzzles, but much of this book was oddly (dis)organized and repetitive. Did it start out as separate essays, maybe? The last two chapters, in particular, seemed like they were there to meet the word count.

I read two books from my childhood (see also [b:The Mouse and the Motorcycle 232109 The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1) Beverly Cleary https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348990967l/232109.SX50.jpg 2029611]). The mouse has held up better–Time Cat drags a little.

Exhaustive, and exhausting. One thousand pages, but definitely worth the investment of time.

Meh.

Excellent mystery–I love Vera–but it was the skill of the narrator that pushed this up to five stars for me.

Possibly the best of the Seasonal quartet. But I just may have to read them all again to be sure.

Not bad. Maybe 3.5 stars because it's set in Ann Arbor, which I wasn't expecting.

Very light mystery, sometimes silly, but still fun to read if you've been to (or live on) the Big Island of Hawaii.

What an extraordinary book. Worth multiple reads, I am thinking.