Monthly Archives: March 2011

Five Red Herrings – Dorothy L. Sayers

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ela

(Hodder e-book 2003, originally published 1931) Although this book – one of the series of detective novels featuring Lord Peter Wimsey – was written after Strong Poison, this book does not feature Harriet Vane at all, nor is she mentioned. … Continue reading →

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Just My Type – Simon Garfield

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ela

(Profile Books 2010) subtitled: A Book about Fonts This is a very readable and interesting book about typefaces and their history, and how we have become much more aware of type in our daily lives with the advent of personal … Continue reading →

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Diana Wynne Jones

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Ela

Sad news today: Diana Wynne Jones, awesome author of fantasy books has died after a long battle with lung cancer. Her friend Neil Gaiman tweeted about this yesterday. I have loved her books for a long time, and was so … Continue reading →

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Towards Zero – Agatha Christie

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2006, in ‘1940s Omnibus’; originally published 1944) Though this book was published during the Second World War, the war is never mentioned in the book, nor rationing nor any kind of shortages, and thus was probably either written before … Continue reading →

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N or M? – Agatha Christie

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2006, in ‘1940s Omnibus’; originally published 1941) This is the third of the five books featuring Christie’s husband-and-wife detective team, Tommy and Tuppence (really Prudence) Beresford. It’s the early days of the Second World War, and both Beresfords, who … Continue reading →

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Fables: Legends in Exile – Bill Willingham et alia

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ela

(Vertigo 2002) (drawn by Lan Medina, inked by Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton) Legends in Exile collects the first five issues of the award-winning Fables comic, which form a good introduction to the ‘Fables’ universe and also a coherent story … Continue reading →

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The Clocks – Agatha Christie

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins 2002, originally published 1963) This is one of Christie’s later books, and although it features her famous detective, Hercule Poirot, he is really only a minor character, with most of the narration and detection being undertaken by one Colin … Continue reading →

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New style

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Ela

I’ve changed my blog theme again to something that better reflects what I’m posting about, and which, hopefully, is easy to read and navigate. I also wanted to have main post text that was a little larger, and that was … Continue reading →

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The Lord of the Rings – J. R. R. Tolkien

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Ela

(HarperCollins e-book 2004, based on 50th Anniversary edition) I first read The Lord of the Rings aged nine or ten and have, since then, re-read it many times. There are many pleasures to be had in re-reading this book, though … Continue reading →

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The Blades of the Rose – Zoe Archer

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Ela

(Zebra e-book bundle, 2010) Warrior / Scoundrel / Rebel / Stranger Having read these four books consecutively, I think it’s easier to write about them together rather than separately. The Blades of the Rose is an international organization, with their … Continue reading →

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