This was a quick and easy read with an unusual story line that I quite enjoyed.

I love the classics and Waugh never disappoints. I’ve read it in past but rereading this book was a pleasure. Quick and eminently readable, I enjoyed the surprising late book twists and ironic ending. Highly recommend!

Well done, provides rich detail and context to Occupied Paris during WWII, and is essentially heart-breaking, as that time in world history was. The very best kind of historical fiction.

Another interesting book by the same author. Wow, Belfoure is impressive.

This is a good book too, but a bit tiresome to read since it toggles between so many running narratives. Still, I learned a lot about the fair, about Olmstead the landscape architect, and about the first Ferris Wheel.

And Spare by H. I found this to be more interesting than I expected. Did he write this? It’s well written, much better than I’d expect Harry to be capable of doing.

I’ve tried to read the American classic Moby Dick several times and never could make it through. I recently saw a film made for Netflix that brought the story to mind and when I ran across this title, I couldn’t resist dipping it. It is well worth the read. It made me understand and appreciate Melville’s incredible mastery. Maybe I’ll give Moby Dick another try.