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Agatha Christie, Death in the Clouds (1935)
If you ever decide to read Pierre Bayard’s challenging book on Agatha Christie, beware: you might not be able to read another mystery of hers the same way as before… I actually experienced a tiny … more →
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Agatha Christie, Death in the Clouds (1935)
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smithereens wrote 3 weeks ago: If you ever decide to read Pierre Bayard’s challenging book on Agatha Christie, beware: you might … more →
Elizabeth Taylor, A Wreath of Roses (1949)… and a trip to the library
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smithereens wrote 1 month ago: Let’s begin on a personal note: Saturday was our first trip to the local library with Baby S in to … more →
Pierre Bayard, Qui a tué Roger Ackroyd (Who really killed Roger Ackroyd) (French, 1998)
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smithereens wrote 1 month ago: Is it possible that I exchanged literary neurons for motherly neurons? I feel all rusty: it seems so … more →
Anne Perry, Bluegate Fields (1984)
smithereens wrote 2 months ago: I wasn’t overly enthusiastic with the first Perry I tried, but the more I persevere the better I l … more →
Deliciously Cozy Audio-books
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smithereens wrote 2 months ago: I’ve come across the library collection of BBC audio-books and I love them, now that I’m home mo … more →
Rosamond Lehmann, Dusty Answer (1927)
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smithereens wrote 2 months ago: I’d never heard of Rosamond Lehmann (1901-1990) before Danielle mentioned her among her Virago boo … more →
Agnes Desarthe, Un secret sans importance (Orig. French, 1996)
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smithereens wrote 2 months ago: I throw in the towel. I wanted to read Desarthe after the awesome collection of Birth stories by con … more →
Ngaio Marsh, When In Rome (1970)
smithereens wrote 2 months ago: As part of my discovery of (slightly?) forgotten mystery writers of the old days, I should probably … more →
Lu Wenfu, Human Nest (Orig. Chin. 1995, French 2002)
smithereens wrote 3 months ago: I remember reading Lu Wenfu’s The Gourmet more than ten years ago (before going to China) and find … more →
Agatha Christie, After the Funeral (1953)
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smithereens wrote 3 months ago: After re-watching David Suchet as Hercule Poirot and Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, I set about to re- … more →
Roald Dahl, The Way Up to Heaven (1954)
smithereens wrote 4 months ago: Cross-posted at A Curious Singularity When I was a kid, Roald Dahl scared the hell out of me, with … more →
Louise Lambrichs, A ton image (1998)
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smithereens wrote 4 months ago: I’m so happy Litlove recommended me this writer and this novel, it’s a complex book but one I wo … more →
Batya Gur, Murder on a Kibbutz (1994)
smithereens wrote 5 months ago: Murder on a Kibbutz kept me riveted to my sofa (with plenty of snacks within reach) for most of last … more →
James Salter, Burning the Days (1997)
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smithereens wrote 5 months ago: I’m not a memoir fan, nor a big memoir reader – in this field, Mr. Smithereens is better qualifi … more →
Currently Reading
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smithereens wrote 5 months ago: I don’t have much experience, but it seems that part of the process of expecting a baby means lear … more →
Marina Tsvetaeva, The Devil and other stories (1934-1935)
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smithereens wrote 6 months ago: My meeting with Marina Tsvetaeva is pure literary luck. In general, I’m quite frightened by Russia … more →
Throwing In the Towel or Throwing Down the Gauntlet?
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smithereens wrote 6 months ago: I have said earlier my difficulties with Alfred Doblin’s German classics, Berlin Alexanderplatz. B … more →
Ann Lamott, Operating Instructions, A Journal of My Son’s First Year (1993)
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smithereens wrote 6 months ago: Transitioning from Philip Roth to Ann Lamott seems pretty much like doing splits: I’m not flexible … more →
Youth, Anthology of Contemporary Japanese Short Stories, by various authors (French ed. 1997)
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smithereens wrote 7 months ago: How stupid is this? I’d planned to talk about one particular short story in this collection that I … more →
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