Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Facts:Date finished: 5-13-08Author: Lynne TrussCategory: Non-fictionPublished: 2003Pages: 209Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:A book about punctuation, of all things, its role in the English language and decline in recent years. Truss looks at the history of punctuation marks, discusses their proper use and bemoans their abuse. My assessment:Truss has created a delightfully…
Heaven’s Net is Wide
Facts:Date finished: 5-07-08Author: Lian HearnCategory: Historical fictionPublished: 2007Pages: 482Rating: 5/5 Basic Plot:As Shigeru matures to leadership within the Otori clan, he is increasingly disturbed by way the Tohan are allowed to have their way on Otori land. His travels through the Middle Country endear him to his people, who believe…
The Queen of Bedlam
Facts:Date finished: 4-26-08Author: Robert McCammonCategory: Mystery (historical)Published: 2007Pages: 656 Basic Plot:Set in Manhattan in 1703, the Masker is engendering fear in the hearts of everyone as he claims his second and third victims. The constabulary is in its infancy, and the head is out of his league, leaving little hope…
Book reviews
I’ve decided one of my other branches on Squidoo is going to be books, specifically books for kids in that 10-12 age range. I’ve been reading tons of them to make suggestions to my friends’ kids and as my nieces and nephews are starting to hit that age range as…
Ragtime in Simla
Facts:Date finished: 5-30-05Author: Barbara CleverlyCategory: Mystery (historical)Published: 2003Pages: 287 Basic Plot:Joe Sandilands is on his way up to Simla for a well-deserved vacation. En route to the town, his new traveling companion is shot and killed in a similar fashion to an earlier death. Joe teams up with the local…
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