Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Agnes and the Hitman - Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer Nothing says rom com like a body in the basement, amIrite? There are writing pairs who bring out the best in one another (Gaiman and Pratchett, for instance) and this s another such.It is truly a warm, funny family comedy, and also a pretty thrilling crime story. And there’s a dog, and a great house.
personal copy
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Sunday, October 31, 2021
Review: Agnes and the Hitman
Review: Creating a Beautiful Home
Creating a Beautiful Home by Alexandra Stoddard
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Wow, I've really read a surprising amount of Stoddard. I suppose someone at the library likes her style and keeps ordering her books, and I just grab anything new and pretty.
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Review: Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life
Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life by Sarah Susanka
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Susanka explains the details that make smaller homes more livable and beloved than cookie-cutter mcmansions. I support the struggle, even as I doubt the impact her books will make on the housing industry. But her, I'd be delighted to be wrong, and to see smaller, better constructed houses replace the big random uglies. Certainly she's influenced the design of my mental dream house.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Review: Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The favorite board book at our house. It has a great rhythm. I do wish they'd make a version that has the complete text from the non-board version. I was shocked to discover there was more.
I fully expect to be able to recite this when I'm 102.
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Sunday, October 24, 2021
Monday, October 11, 2021
Review: Is That My Cat?
Is That My Cat? by Jonathan Allen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A re-read for my 365 Kids Book challenge. You can see all the books on their own shelf.
22 January 2015
What was once a sleek little cat is now a big, slow, cautious cat. I felt a little worried that the book was just bashing a kitty for getting older and enormous, because one of ours did that, the tuxedo, Calder Eno, and I wouldn't really enjoy fat cat-bashing. But no, that's not what it was on about at all. And I loved the art, because the tux looks so fluffy and cuddly.
That is perfectly valid art criticism, or I suppose, appreciation.
11 October 2021
My cats Queen Luna Grey Delisle and Scarlett Angelina Eno are not looking fat, although they are well into their mature years. They're vexed with me over my choice in cat food. Even the feral stray Luchadora who has learned to come to me for food and water snubbed it. Later I will go shopping.
Scarlett's brother Calder died in January of this year. We all miss him very much. It's lovely to come across a review that mentions the enormity of him. Although it also makes me a bit sad. The gals are less inclined to sleep on top of me, and no weighted blanket is more soothing than a 22 pound cat.
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Review: Is That My Cat?
Is That My Cat? by Jonathan Allen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What was once a sleek little cat is now a big, slow, cautious cat. I felt a little worried that the book was just bashing a kitty for getting older and enormous, because one of ours did that, the tuxedo, Calder Eno, and I wouldn't really enjoy fat cat-bashing. But no, that's not what it was on about at all. And I loved the art, because the tux looks so fluffy and cuddly. That is so perfectly valid art criticism, or I suppose, appreciation.
Library copy.
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Sunday, October 10, 2021
Monday, October 04, 2021
Review: Aalfred and Aalbert
Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Read for my 365 Kids Book challenge. You can see all the books on their own shelf.
Two aardvarks with many shared interests never meet despite their proximity due to conflicting sleep schedules. A well-intentioned bird interferes to bring them together. It is cute: I like Hood’s simple shapes and bright colors, and slightly quirky perspective. Plus, you know aardvarks.
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Sunday, October 03, 2021
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