Could be read with _Shrines of Gaiety_
4 stars
Definitely worth recommending to visitors of London.
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Lifelong faves: mysteries, camp, cookbooks, young adult literature, satire. Niches: early film history, lifehacks, The Shadow, codes and ciphers, 20th-c. comic strip compilations, programming/data manuals for nonprogrammers, neurodivergent bright female characters, help for ADHD undiagnosed people. Growing interest in French literature, early 20th century psychological fiction. Top five at present: E. Waugh, R. Chandler, Alan Bradley, Agatha Christie, Gyles Brandreth
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Christina reviewed The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
My 1st Books.TheUnseen.City Review
5 stars
Good writing, but end puzzled me some. Satire delicious, cads, bounders, and "crazy women" abound.
( I thought I was doing things properly here but then again I thought those would lead to interaction. At least not yet.)
Christina reviewed Suburban Dicks by Fabian Nicieza
Review of 'Suburban Dicks' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A librarian member of the regional library's reader advisory team enthusiastically recommended, practically raved, about this. I had the idea it was smart, and funny. It was tedious and predictable. I've read a lot of mysteries. This didn't move the needle on my fun-o-meter.
Christina reviewed Wilt in Nowhere. by Tom Sharpe
Review of 'Wilt in Nowhere.' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Broad humour, with several meanings of the word broad. Not one of Sharpe's best, but I did laugh aloud at some parts.
Brings back several characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys, in a …
Review of 'The Seven Dials Mystery (Agatha Christie Signature Edition)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It's a marvel how Christie misdirects me nearly every time, if that is not a spoiler.
Review of 'The Technique of the Love Affair' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Inbetween long-term marriages, I'm going to give these advice tidbits a try, and report to my spinster gal pals the results.
Christina reviewed The face in the frost by John Bellairs
The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative …
Review of 'The face in the frost' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Trippy.
Christina reviewed Life is a verb by Patti Digh
Review of 'Life is a verb' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Lots of personal stories and progeny-gushing, and nifty art. More challenges than I can handle given it's a library book, but if I owned this, I'd try some of them.