January 2021
Feb. 1st, 2021 09:52 pmJo Walton, Necessity – brilliant, A+
Kathleen Jowitt, The Real World – incisively observed, A
Lee Child, Nothing To Lose – very good, but questionable way of disposing of the bad guys, A-
Elinor Lipman, Good Riddance – pretty good, B
Tara Isabella Burton, Social Creature – well written, but thinks itself a little cleverer than it is, with mostly ghastly people; suspect written with half an eye on the film rights, B
Terry Pratchett reread, Men At Arms – good, but just starting to repeat himself a bit, B+
Sheena Wilkinson, Name Upon Name, B
Jane Fallon, Getting Rid Of Matthew, B-
Ned Palmer, A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles – the first part was more interesting than the later bits, B
Kathleen Jowitt, The Real World – incisively observed, A
Lee Child, Nothing To Lose – very good, but questionable way of disposing of the bad guys, A-
Elinor Lipman, Good Riddance – pretty good, B
Tara Isabella Burton, Social Creature – well written, but thinks itself a little cleverer than it is, with mostly ghastly people; suspect written with half an eye on the film rights, B
Terry Pratchett reread, Men At Arms – good, but just starting to repeat himself a bit, B+
Sheena Wilkinson, Name Upon Name, B
Jane Fallon, Getting Rid Of Matthew, B-
Ned Palmer, A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles – the first part was more interesting than the later bits, B