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Reading - Mini-reviews
Apr. 28th, 2009 10:04 amHere are a few capsule reviews of recently-read books.
I bought American Jennie: The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill
based on the online hype. Well, Lady Jennie may have led a remarkable life, but you wouldn't know it from this unremarkable book. I donated this, half-read, to the Carnival Inspiration's ship library. (They actually have a very nice wood-paneled library room, although a little light on books to check out.)
A much better read proved to be The 19th Wife. This novel was part the story of one of Brigham Young's wives and a modern polygamous family. It was well worth the read.
I also finished the last last two volumes of Ian Douglas' Heritage trilogy of military SF, Luna Marine and Europa Strike. They are well-written military SF books, although a bit dated as they rely on the Face Of Mars as a starting point. I'd give them 3 out of 5, which is a "read once and recycle" in my catalog. So Luna Marine is also residing in Inspiration's library.
I bought American Jennie: The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill
based on the online hype. Well, Lady Jennie may have led a remarkable life, but you wouldn't know it from this unremarkable book. I donated this, half-read, to the Carnival Inspiration's ship library. (They actually have a very nice wood-paneled library room, although a little light on books to check out.)A much better read proved to be The 19th Wife
. This novel was part the story of one of Brigham Young's wives and a modern polygamous family. It was well worth the read.I also finished the last last two volumes of Ian Douglas' Heritage trilogy of military SF, Luna Marine
and Europa Strike. They are well-written military SF books, although a bit dated as they rely on the Face Of Mars as a starting point. I'd give them 3 out of 5, which is a "read once and recycle" in my catalog. So Luna Marine is also residing in Inspiration's library.