A personal review of books, the only link between them is that there is NO LINK!
by Georges Simenon ISBN: 978-0-141-39347-6 First published 1931 134 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics Cover photograph: Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos 5 / 5 Stars A splendid novel, with more action than other Maigret novels. This novel was such a success that it was the first of the Maigret's stories to be filmed, directed by Jean… Continue reading The Yellow Dog
by B. J. Novak ISBN: 978-0-141-36179-6 First published 2014 45 pages Publisher: puffinbooks.com 6 / 5 Stars Ha ha! A well deserved 6 stars out of 5 for such a great idea. Not just for being a picture book without pictures.... B J Novak realised that when you read a book outload - you read… Continue reading The Book With No Pictures
by Georges Simenon ISNB: 978-0-241-18866-8 First published 1944 152 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics Cover photograph: Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos 4/5 Stars Each Inspector Maigret story has its own idiosyncrasy, its own theme which runs through the short book. Is it summer? Is it in Paris? Is it set in the countryside? Here the 'theme'… Continue reading Félicie
Crazy runs in the family by Max Bemis (Writer) and Jacen Burrows (Penciller) ISBN: 978-1-302-90937-6 First published 2017 193 pages Publisher: marvel.com Cover illustration: Jacen Burrows 4 / 5 Stars A great introduction to Moon Knight. A billionaire with a split personality, 3 of them actually; Steven Grant - Wealthy and stylish entrepreneur (think Bruce… Continue reading Moon Knight
by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund ISBN: 978-1-473-63749-8 First published 2018 329 pages Publisher: sceptrebooks.co.uk Designed by Steven Seighman 5 / 5 Stars A truly ground-breaking book. Momentous in its scale and purview. The world has developed faster than you can imagine. That is the first take-away. The second is that… Continue reading Factfulness
by Georges Simenon ISBN: 978-0-241-18847-7 First published 1944 170 pages Publisher: Penguin Classics Cover photograph: Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos Translated by William Hobson 5 / 5 Stars Maigret doesn't so much solve crime as allow the truth to seep from the characters involved and therefore the 'crime' to solve itself... Often he is no… Continue reading Inspector Cadaver
by Jean-Yves FERRI and Didier CONRAD ISBN: 978-1-5101-0500-3 First published 2017 46 pages Publisher: http://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk Cover by Didier Conrad Translation by Adriana Hunter 5 / 5 Stars A really great Asterix book, with a new country (Italy) to explore, a mission, great escapades, friends and enemies and suspense. The suspense is not who will win… Continue reading Asterix and the Chariot Race
by Shel Silverstein ISBN: 978-0-06-025665-4 First published 1964 52 pages Publisher: http://www.harperchildrens.com Cover illustration : Shel Silverstein 5 / 5 Stars A really simple children's book, with a great premise. What would life be like with a friend to stay with you, all through the ages? That is what the giving tree is. Some pages… Continue reading The Giving Tree
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