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Jan. 27th, 2006 09:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desertvixenI forget, and I'm too lazy right now to go back and look it up.
I've been rereading some lately, and will continue to do so, I suppose.
Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King by Charles Beauclerk (a descendant of the offspring of Charles II and Nell) is quite good. It's a good book, not only covering her life before the king, their romance, and afterwards, but also giving enough detail about the times they lived in to be interesting, not enough to overload. I would recommend this one strongly.
The F Word: Feminism in Jeopardy by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner was a collection of essays by the author on various aspects of feminism today. They were all fairly good, but the one that particularly hit me was the one on how motherhood tends to be where women hit the wall. Where we're exposed to all the contradictory expectations for women and mothers in our society. I will freely admit, it's starting to bug me. Worth the time and money.
Worth More Dead by Ann Rule is one of her crime files collections. The main story is pretty good, and the other ones are good. I had seen a Cold Case Files on the main story, so no surprises. If you like the true crime stuff, it's worth reading but nothing spectacular.
Traitor's Gate by Anne Perry was good. The mystery in this one was quite tolerable, and Uncle Eusatce March makes a very creditable appearance. The getting into Thomas' background is good as well, and we get rid of a very irritating character.
Life After Birth by Kate Figes is a British book, but some of the stuff is universal. It's about how women's whole lives change after giving birth. A little depressing, and not to be read all at once, but thought-provoking.
Memory in Death by JD Robb is the next entry in the Eve Dallas series. I was a little worried, because this one involved more stuff from Eve's past (for those not reading the series, or not familiar, Eve has severe past issues), but it's handled well and not the focal point of the drama. There's some amusing spat bits between Peabody and McNab, and the other characters who make their appearances are well-drawn as well. However, I thought the villain was relatively easy to spot. It was a nice little read.
The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer (titles are slowly being released by Harlequin) was quite good. Part of it put me in mind of The Unknown Ajax, which I rather liked. I also like the Heyers where the not-gorgeous girl gets the guy. This one has a mystery, as in who's trying to kill the main character, which I also thought was easy to figure out. Spoiler : The attempted killer is the LAST character I would really have expected, but it became clear that the main character suspected him. Also, the obvious killer was a little TOO obvious. I sort of wish it has been the Dowager, just for entertainment. There's some "special features" in the back - a Regency glossary, but not any help to anyone who is already a fan of Regencies (at least, I didn't catch any I didn't already know), a small explanation of Regency house parties, and what appears to be a Heyer short story, "To Have The Honour". Definitely worth the 4.99 special price. I was looking around, but didn't see a list of the others (they've done them in sets of 6) that they plan to rerelease. Anyone else seen one?
DV
I've been rereading some lately, and will continue to do so, I suppose.
Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King by Charles Beauclerk (a descendant of the offspring of Charles II and Nell) is quite good. It's a good book, not only covering her life before the king, their romance, and afterwards, but also giving enough detail about the times they lived in to be interesting, not enough to overload. I would recommend this one strongly.
The F Word: Feminism in Jeopardy by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner was a collection of essays by the author on various aspects of feminism today. They were all fairly good, but the one that particularly hit me was the one on how motherhood tends to be where women hit the wall. Where we're exposed to all the contradictory expectations for women and mothers in our society. I will freely admit, it's starting to bug me. Worth the time and money.
Worth More Dead by Ann Rule is one of her crime files collections. The main story is pretty good, and the other ones are good. I had seen a Cold Case Files on the main story, so no surprises. If you like the true crime stuff, it's worth reading but nothing spectacular.
Traitor's Gate by Anne Perry was good. The mystery in this one was quite tolerable, and Uncle Eusatce March makes a very creditable appearance. The getting into Thomas' background is good as well, and we get rid of a very irritating character.
Life After Birth by Kate Figes is a British book, but some of the stuff is universal. It's about how women's whole lives change after giving birth. A little depressing, and not to be read all at once, but thought-provoking.
Memory in Death by JD Robb is the next entry in the Eve Dallas series. I was a little worried, because this one involved more stuff from Eve's past (for those not reading the series, or not familiar, Eve has severe past issues), but it's handled well and not the focal point of the drama. There's some amusing spat bits between Peabody and McNab, and the other characters who make their appearances are well-drawn as well. However, I thought the villain was relatively easy to spot. It was a nice little read.
The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer (titles are slowly being released by Harlequin) was quite good. Part of it put me in mind of The Unknown Ajax, which I rather liked. I also like the Heyers where the not-gorgeous girl gets the guy. This one has a mystery, as in who's trying to kill the main character, which I also thought was easy to figure out. Spoiler : The attempted killer is the LAST character I would really have expected, but it became clear that the main character suspected him. Also, the obvious killer was a little TOO obvious. I sort of wish it has been the Dowager, just for entertainment. There's some "special features" in the back - a Regency glossary, but not any help to anyone who is already a fan of Regencies (at least, I didn't catch any I didn't already know), a small explanation of Regency house parties, and what appears to be a Heyer short story, "To Have The Honour". Definitely worth the 4.99 special price. I was looking around, but didn't see a list of the others (they've done them in sets of 6) that they plan to rerelease. Anyone else seen one?
DV
