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Reading Post #19
Apr. 30th, 2006 09:21 pmHalf Moon Street by Anne Perry was quite good, and about a subject that's still pretty relevant today. I was sort of wondering when she was going to get to the Victorian pornography. Like many of her mysteries, the ending was tragic and sad. Interesting to not have Charlotte there for the duration.
American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips was a pretty hefty read, comparing what he sees as the American "empire" to the fall of other great empires, including the Brits and Romans. Neither conservative nor liberal, but not an easy read.
There's an anthology of ghost/romances in the romance PB section called Bump in the Night. I picked it up because there's a new J.D. Robb short story in it, called "Haunted in Death". It was excellent, both the ghost and the Dallas mystery, but I didn't care for the other stories. I do wish she would release an omnibus volume of the Eve Dallas shorts.
How The Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics, and the War on Sex by Cristina Page = excellent book. Excellent book, and not a long read, although nicely cited. Its focus is that the anti-abortion movement, IN PART, is not just about stopping women from having abortions, but PART OF IT also wants put birth control for women on the chopping block.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lonelydolly, you should pick it up.
Proud to be a Liberal is a collection of essays edited by Elizabeth Clementson and Robert Lasner. It basically deals with the fact that "liberal" has been twisted to mean "evil". Or maybe "cowardly". Or "spineless". The main thrust is that those who would call ourselves liberal need to start retaking the word.
The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy by Elizabeth Aston was a good read as well. The first book, Mr. Darcy's Daughters was slightly better, but this one rolls right along nicely. What I like about the books is that Elizabeth and Darcy NEVER make an appearance, they're always offstage. The characters stand on their own, although there are a few cameos in this book, including everyone's favorite cousin, Mr. Collins. They also sort of play on standard Regency stereotypes in ways that are amusing if you read a lot of Regencies.
A Presumption of Death by Jill Paton Walsh, based on Dorothy L.Sayers' characters and "The Wimsey Papers", was good. I picked up the bargain HC and realized about halfway through that I *had* read it previously, but didn't keep it. It was a solid mystery, so I'm not entirely sure why I didn't keep it.
I also picked up another copy of Amanda Quick's Dangerous because I found a copy in decent shape in a UBS that had the inner cover art. The books used to have it, and then at some point when they changed the style of the cover they stopped, and later printings of the books did not have it included. I have seven, and I saw the eighth one, but not so good on the condition.
DV
American Theocracy by Kevin Phillips was a pretty hefty read, comparing what he sees as the American "empire" to the fall of other great empires, including the Brits and Romans. Neither conservative nor liberal, but not an easy read.
There's an anthology of ghost/romances in the romance PB section called Bump in the Night. I picked it up because there's a new J.D. Robb short story in it, called "Haunted in Death". It was excellent, both the ghost and the Dallas mystery, but I didn't care for the other stories. I do wish she would release an omnibus volume of the Eve Dallas shorts.
How The Pro-Choice Movement Saved America: Freedom, Politics, and the War on Sex by Cristina Page = excellent book. Excellent book, and not a long read, although nicely cited. Its focus is that the anti-abortion movement, IN PART, is not just about stopping women from having abortions, but PART OF IT also wants put birth control for women on the chopping block.
lonelydolly, you should pick it up. Proud to be a Liberal is a collection of essays edited by Elizabeth Clementson and Robert Lasner. It basically deals with the fact that "liberal" has been twisted to mean "evil". Or maybe "cowardly". Or "spineless". The main thrust is that those who would call ourselves liberal need to start retaking the word.
The Exploits and Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy by Elizabeth Aston was a good read as well. The first book, Mr. Darcy's Daughters was slightly better, but this one rolls right along nicely. What I like about the books is that Elizabeth and Darcy NEVER make an appearance, they're always offstage. The characters stand on their own, although there are a few cameos in this book, including everyone's favorite cousin, Mr. Collins. They also sort of play on standard Regency stereotypes in ways that are amusing if you read a lot of Regencies.
A Presumption of Death by Jill Paton Walsh, based on Dorothy L.Sayers' characters and "The Wimsey Papers", was good. I picked up the bargain HC and realized about halfway through that I *had* read it previously, but didn't keep it. It was a solid mystery, so I'm not entirely sure why I didn't keep it.
I also picked up another copy of Amanda Quick's Dangerous because I found a copy in decent shape in a UBS that had the inner cover art. The books used to have it, and then at some point when they changed the style of the cover they stopped, and later printings of the books did not have it included. I have seven, and I saw the eighth one, but not so good on the condition.
DV
