Book Reviews and a Little More…
Book #48 was, of course, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling. I’m going to try to sum up my feelings on the book without giving anything away. I liked this one more than I liked the last one. So much happened in #5 that you were almost relieved when it was over. This book ended really giving me a sense of what
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Book #24 was Book the Seventh in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Vile Village. Between weeding last night and driving to work this morning, I finally managed to finish this book. I think I enjoyed this one more than the last few. The formula was shaken up a bit. And I’ve never heard “deus ex machina” explained so well! Only 4 left!
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Book #21 was Book the Sixth of A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Ersatz Elevator. Another winner from Mr. Snicket. I even learned a new word — ersatz! How I escaped 6th grade vocabulary without that gem, I’ll never know. P.S. I’m extremely glad that Tim Curry is back reading these books. He adds so much to it. Book count: 21/50 — 42% Page count:
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Book 16 was A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Fifth — The Austere Academy. Mr. Snicket switched things up a little bit here. Unlike the first 4 books, this book didn’t end with Count Olaf quickly escaping and the Baudelaires just left to move on to a new home. Nope, this book ends with a kidnapping! There also was the introduction of a couple
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