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He Shall Thunder in the Sky
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I finished reading He Shall Thunder in the Sky and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by it. I had been finding Ramses and company to be more an annoyance than an interest in some of the previous books, but in He Shall Thunder in the Sky, they felt more like complete […]
Tags: mystery, peabody, Reviews
Silver Wolf, Black Falcon
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I just finished reading Mr. McKiernan’s Silver Wolf, Black Falcon and while I found it to be an enjoyable read; it was nearly as good as some of his other books (e.g. “The Eye of the Hunter”). The characters were not fleshed out as fully as had been done in previous books and in part […]
The Falcon at the Portal
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I finished reading Elizabeth Peter’s The Falcon at the Portal last night and while I did enjoy it; I’m finding that I like the newer books in this series less and less. The idea that Ms. Peters is the Editor of Emerson family’s personal papers and has assembled the books from the remains of Ameila’s […]
Tags: mystery, peabody, Reviews
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books
I finished reading Al Franken’s Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. the other night. I’ve been a bit busy, hence the delay in writing up my little review of the book. First, there’s a couple of things that you should keep in mind about my opinion […]
Tags: humour, Politics, Reviews
The Ape Who Guards the Balance
Posted by Mark | Filed under Books, Reviews
I just finished reading The Ape Who Guards the Balance, by Elizabeth Peters. We got to see a bit of all our favorite characters again and overall was a decent read, but I have to admit that I prefer the earlier books in this series. Ramses & co. just aren’t quite as interesting to me […]
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