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I found this Agatha Christie mystery especially engaging. Possibly because I am partial to small dogs named Bob. And partially because I did not guess the ending. But mostly because it was a well-crafted, engaging story.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Book 562: Dumb Witness
Dumb Witness, by Agatha Christie, Berkley Books, 1937.
I found this Agatha Christie mystery especially engaging. Possibly because I am partial to small dogs named Bob. And partially because I did not guess the ending. But mostly because it was a well-crafted, engaging story.
I found this Agatha Christie mystery especially engaging. Possibly because I am partial to small dogs named Bob. And partially because I did not guess the ending. But mostly because it was a well-crafted, engaging story.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Book 561: How to Read a Story
How To Read a Story, written by Kate Messner, illustrated by Mark Siegel, 2015.
This delightfully illustrated book is absolutely charming. My eight-year-old son's favorite chapter was the chapter about using different voices for different characters. He took that advice straight to heart.
This delightfully illustrated book is absolutely charming. My eight-year-old son's favorite chapter was the chapter about using different voices for different characters. He took that advice straight to heart.
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Book 560: The Road Less Traveled
The Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck, M.D., Touchstone Books, 1978.
I found this book in a thrift store, so I paid my 65 cents and took it home.
This book starts out well enough. In fact, if the author had stopped after the first half of this book, I would recommend it to just about anyone. The first half does not really contain any profound truths, but summing up listening as love is not a bad place to start.
But the second half is problematic to the point of being dangerous. It is contradictory and murky, and unsettlingly theocratic.
I found this book in a thrift store, so I paid my 65 cents and took it home.
This book starts out well enough. In fact, if the author had stopped after the first half of this book, I would recommend it to just about anyone. The first half does not really contain any profound truths, but summing up listening as love is not a bad place to start.
But the second half is problematic to the point of being dangerous. It is contradictory and murky, and unsettlingly theocratic.
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