The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern My rating: 2 of 5 stars While the idea is kind of cool, the execution was not there. Exceedingly long descriptions meant to fascinate and beguile were simply too much. The author spends too much time insisting how magical everything in the circus is without really giving the reader [...]
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Goodreads book review: The Outlander
The Outlander by Gil Adamson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wonderful prose, beautiful descriptions of the landscape and conditions encountered by the main character while on her flight from her pursuers. I think the author shared just enough of the main characters' backgrounds to answer any questions about why they ended up in their [...]
Traveling knitter: Three countries and three amazing yarn stores: Part 2
This past March I spent a long weekend in Montreal with the family to celebrate my birthday. At the end of the trip my mother and I took a side excursion to the city's southeastern suburb of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville to visit Les Laines Biscotte. Though the store carries a wide variety of yarns from diverse producers, it [...]
Traveling knitter: Three countries and three amazing yarn stores – Part 1
Many times when I'm planning a vacation or work trip, I'll do some research ahead of time to locate the yarn stores and decide which ones I want to visit. And other times, I consciously steer clear of the temptation to fill any spare room in my luggage with yarn by not doing any research [...]
Goodreads book review: The Lost Dog
The Lost Dog: A Novel by Michelle de Kretser My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finished this book some time ago, but I wanted to let it settle before writing anything about it, not sure if I loved it or thought it was just OK. Now that my reading is almost solely limited to [...]
