Feb. 1, 2011
Every day the lake is different. The current cold spell (down to 8 F this a.m.) has refrozen some thawed ice, and the expansion caused it to push up in chunks against the lake shore. It was solid enough that we trusted walking along the shore, but not out very deep, as there were lots of cracks and ominous booming noises rolling across the lake while we walked.Books read and other media of note |
Practice to Deceive by David Housewright. This
was a cleverly plotted mystery set in Minnesota. Although written
in the 90's, some of the investment shenanigans could have been written
last year... Unbroken by Laura Hillebrand. This was a tough read, of the suffering of a downed bombardier and former Olympic athelete in WWII, but by the end it was well worth the effort. It reminded me of the book of Job, in terms of what else bad could happen to the guy... The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud A genie tale that makes the genie out to be the sympathetic character, and the humans filled with foibles. Stroud is good at tweaking our sensibilities. Get Real by Donald Westlake It's been a long run for the Dortmunder gang. This one brings it up to date with cell phones and reality TV, but it's the same reliable comedy theft routine... And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer 15 short stories by a master story teller, many of them true. The true ones would benefit from a short introduction on how he learned of the stories, although in one it was implied that people seek him out with interesting stories... There did seem to be a preponderance of clever amoral people winning out, and the obligatory O. Henry type twist endings. Money Secrets by Dave Barry More of his delightfully adolescent humor on that ever touchy subject... The Highly Effective Detective goes to the Dogs by Richard Yancey I think this is my favorite of the 3 Teddy Ruzak mysteries. It has a lot of aspects of a screwball comedy, even though there's the usual "murder and detective getting beat up going up against everyone to solve it" plot. |
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