Book reports: while on the beach I read three-and-a-half books. THE LIGHTHOUSE by the luminous P. D. james, SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS by the bubbly, prolific Madeleine Wickahm, DISSOLUTION by the thorough and humane C. J. Sansom, and half of THE TOURIST by Olen Steinhauer. As you can see I'm mostly into mysteries. ANYWAY. One word reviews because OKAY I'm still writing with one hand and I tire easily.
THE LIGHT HOUSE: Deeply satisfying (sorry--2 words!)
DISSOLUTION: Surprisingly sad (see above)
SLEEPING ARRANGMENTS: Light and accomplished (3 words)
THE TOURIST: More Ludlam than LeCarre but still enjoyable in a paranoid kind of way (lost count)
Food report: I ate the best steak salad in the history of the world at the ESPN Zone in Disney Shopping Land. AMAZING. I may never eat anything I'll enjoy more.
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Thank you for sharing these book reports! And thank you for all the adjectives and adverbs. I appreciate each and every one of them. I especially appreciate
>> More Ludlum than LeCarre
--nicely done! Proper names as adjectives, and you with the hurty wrist. You live to serve, clearly.
Of all places for the best food. Who would have thunk it?
Love the succinct, yet clever posts. Maybe I should break MY wrist as I tend to be wordy. I am a Dickens wannabe w/o the talent, success, originality, or audience. Here's to Hemingway.
An admiring follower - of your column and blog, that is.
Signed,
An admiring follower - of your column and blog, that is -
Renae
Ooops - Cut 'n paste increased word count! Only one "admiring" line was intended. Don't want to overdo. Renae
I was hoping your wristy would be better. Maybe lifting Dr. Pepper cans is more detriment than physical therapy. (I'm no Dr., so feel free to disregard my medical sarcasm)
I also am amazed that the best food was found at the ESPN Zone.
Glad you had some reading time, on the beach, with an ice-cold drink, on vacation, in California...
(Yes, I'm rolling my eyes in a very jealous manner.)
Thanks for the reviews of the books. I think I might have to read the one or two that I haven't read yet. The PD James books is very, very good and that was a good catch. ESPN Zone is better than one would expect.
Thanks for the reviews of the books. I think I might have to read the one or two that I haven't read yet. The PD James books is very, very good and that was a good catch. ESPN Zone is better than one would expect.
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