Monthly Archives: April 2010

Peveril of the Peak by Sir Walter Scott: a short review

Absolutely delightful. I read this book on a whim, and found it far more engaging than I anticipated. Scott’s a delightful writer, with a good eye for character and a conversational style. The story itself is preposterous, though based in fact, and great fun.

Continue reading

Posted in Bookworm Alley | Tagged | Leave a comment

Reflections of the Game by Ron Modra: a short review

Mostly it’s a beautiful picture book. And valuable for that.

Continue reading

Posted in Baseball CrankSpace, Bookworm Alley | Leave a comment

Devil to Pay by C. Northcote Parkinson: a short review

This book is really difficult to recommend. So is the entire Delancey series.

Continue reading

Posted in Bookworm Alley | Tagged | Leave a comment

The Once and Future King by TH White: a review

But the book is also full of contemporary (to White) references that I expect will age in ways which resemble Mallory’s–academics will recognize them, but casual readers may find them difficult, or even incomprehensible. Modern readers just don’t see the Nazis the same way my parents’ generation saw them, and the communist threat, for those who still fear it, has become quite different from the Cold War that dominated my childhood.

Continue reading

Posted in Bookworm Alley | Tagged | Leave a comment