Read some P.G. Wodehouse for the first time in March. The Inimitable Jeeves and The Code of the Woosters. Brilliantly funny.
My wife and I are also taking turns on our audible account going through the new full cast Potter books. She just finished up Book 5 and loved it. My turn now.
Oh he’s great. If you like a bit of dry British humor I would highly recommend. Code of the Woosters is often considered a great spot to jump into the Jeeves and Wooster story. Imagine a stiff and intelligent butler that is always right and a silly flippant wealthy man that always seems to get himself into a pickle.
They’re very similar in my mind to a Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot novel. Not for the subject matter but because they tend to follow a standard pattern and you could pick any of them up and enjoy in a short time.
I read "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" by Mai Mochizuki .
Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake café that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a semi-dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a charismatic tortoiseshell cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart
Read some P.G. Wodehouse for the first time in March. The Inimitable Jeeves and The Code of the Woosters. Brilliantly funny.
My wife and I are also taking turns on our audible account going through the new full cast Potter books. She just finished up Book 5 and loved it. My turn now.
Nice, I’ve never read Wodehouse.
Oh he’s great. If you like a bit of dry British humor I would highly recommend. Code of the Woosters is often considered a great spot to jump into the Jeeves and Wooster story. Imagine a stiff and intelligent butler that is always right and a silly flippant wealthy man that always seems to get himself into a pickle.
They’re very similar in my mind to a Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot novel. Not for the subject matter but because they tend to follow a standard pattern and you could pick any of them up and enjoy in a short time.
I finally read The Correspondent and loved it.
I’ve heard nothing but good things!
I read "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" by Mai Mochizuki .
Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake café that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a semi-dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a charismatic tortoiseshell cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart
Sounds fun!
Kin by Tayari Jones. Absolutely beautiful. And Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object
Laurie Colwin. I have only one more Laurie Colwin and I will be so sad when it's over.
I haven’t read anything by either of them. Will add to my list!
Beyond the title, is there any connection to the Pink Floyd song, "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"?