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Tag: mystery

Extra Nate: The Mystery of the Yellow Room Review

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Nate

It’s Extra Nate! Prepare for spoilers! Okay I’ll keep this one short. The Mystery of the Yellow Room… not good. Not a fan. Not great.… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged agatha christie, French, Gaston, locked room, mystery

Extra Nate: The Monogram Murders Book Review

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Nate

It’s time for some EXTRA NATE! BOOK REVIEW Are you tired and depressed about our presidential election? Saw the debate and realized that the only… Continue reading

Posted in UncategorizedTagged agatha christie, Book review, books, mystery, poirot

Extra Nate: Murder She Wrote: Gin and Daggers

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Nate

It’s time for some Extra Nate! What am I talking about this time? *Checks notes* hmmmm… well this is gonna be a challenge. Murder She… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Murder she wrote, mystery, Review

Nate Reads: The Deep Sky

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Nate

The Deep Sky? More like the Deep… DIE! I’m 2 for 2 for blogs this year so far. I’m moving along with The Deep Sky… Continue reading

Posted in ReviewsTagged Deep Sky, mystery, Review, Sci-fi, Words About Books, yume kitasei

Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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