Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Such an interesting series. Very different from the next one, which I accidently read out of order, because I was impatient. The elements I didn't dearly love earlier in the book were all key to the resolution, which had a very traditional stage comedy last scene feel. I loved that, it reminded me of The Importance of Being Ernest, one of the first plays I knew. Also, although Thomas' author notes aren't lengthy, they do a fine job of highlighting the elements with real-life parallels. I love that, too.
Personal copy
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Review: Beguiling the Beauty
Monday, February 27, 2023
Review: The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
7 December, 2022
We should all be the Pigeon, living in optimistic anticipation of good things to come.
Though with perhaps just a titch less volume. Willems excels at conveying emotion and, if you will, how the lines should be delivered. Whether reading quietly in one's head or reading aloud to a group of kids, his ability to suggest tone is a boon to the reader.
Library copy
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Sunday, February 26, 2023
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Review: Social Disease
Social Disease by Paul Rudnick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Rudnick is hilarious. I wish he were publishing more novels, although I think scripts are a good choice for a man with such amusing dialogue.
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Monday, February 20, 2023
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Review: The Collected Plays of Paul Rudnick
The Collected Plays of Paul Rudnick by Paul Rudnick
My rating: 0 of 5 stars
Once upon a time I read a lot of plays. Long after I stopped doing any acting or tech, even after I'd stopped attending plays unless family or friends were involved, reading them never stopped. So just recently it occurred to me that all the Rudnick plays that weren't available from my public libraries were available at work. So after decades of hanging about in a want-to-read, but can't afford to buy, limbo, finally they are mine.
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, my theory is that Paul Rudnick's body of work is responsible for marriage equality. He's funny, and unconditionally accepting in a way everyone should be, but pretty much never is. And if he isn't, please don't tell me: I want to believe.
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Review: The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians
The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Having a warm fuzzy place in my heart for librarians, I thought the book was charming. Yeah, and I daydream about being locked in the library overnight.
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Thursday, February 09, 2023
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