Finished THE MILLER'S DANCE

 

More of the ongoing lives of the Poldarks, their friends and their enemies.  Only now we see all of their children, the oldest of which are in their early 20s.  So, lots more people to keep up with.  Demelza's brothers are only mentioned in passing, but everyone else is in here.  George has married again and both his new wife and son enjoy people much more than he does.  Jeremy and Clowance are trying to find their places in the world without following completely in their parents' footsteps.  

These books are most enjoyable to read and then, when it comes time to write a review, I can't remember what happened that I enjoyed reading about so much...but, I did.

I have now just barely started Dead Ice, another in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series.  It looks like Anita and the FBI are going to be up to their necks in zombies in this book.  I am not fond of zombies--I guess having been a teacher for so many years, I am up to here with stupidity.  But I enjoy Anita Blake and her entourage, so...we shall see.

Finished IN PIECES

 

I wonder how many people have any idea how much work it takes to become, not just an actor, but a really good actor.  Experience with life plus constant hard work honing the craft may result in a good actor...here is Sally Field's personal journey in that difficult endeavor.  This is one of the best entertainer autobiographies I have read.

I have now started The Miller's Dance by Winston Graham, ninth book in the Poldark series.  These stories seem to pace along fairly pedantically but all the time with the hint of disaster surrounding nearly endeavor...sort of, I guess, like life.  Now Clowance (Ross and Damelza's daughter) is engaged to be married to a somewhat questionable young man and Geoffrey Charles is off with Wellington in Spain fighting the bloodiest battle to date against Napoleon's forces.

Finished GENESIS

 

Perhaps not as tense as some of his other books, but it was tense enough at the end.  This is a plain criminal case and the ability of the coroner to solve crime.  It does bring up the ability of DNA ancestry research to aid in solving crime.

I have now started In Pieces, Sally Field's autobiography.  She is remarkably honest making the book very readable and interesting.

Finished another 100 pages in JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL

 

I wish I could read this all the way through.  The sense of humor is similar to Mark Twain's in Roughing it.  Tongue-in-cheek underplaying of really bizarre happenings.  In this section, people around London and in the ports of France are seeing very strange things which they are amazed by.  Unfortunately, my copy of the book has print so small that my eyes are hurting after a few days of reading it.  So, I am taking it in sections.

 I know, I need to read ebooks where I can enlarge the print.  All you high-tech people leaveLThis old woman alone. I like to turn pages and collect pretty bookmarks.

I have now started Genesis by Robin Cook.  No one even knows that the case Laurie worked and the case that Jack worked are murders and are related...

 

 

Finished GROWING SEASON

 

Odd.  It was calm and sweet, almost to the point of being boring.  A welcome reminder of how people acted before Covid--before the fury that is politics today,  During my childhood, that is what it is.  And, now that I have moved on, I find myself wanting to go back to that world.

I have now gone back to Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.

Finished BRECKENRIDGE IS BURIED

 

The ski lodge typically gets plenty of snow in season.  But this season has started early and threatens to be worse.  Will helps his family run the lodge which is already full of skiers and tourists.  He is also taking pictures of sunspots with his telescope and cell phone camera for a science fair project.  One of his pictures shows a large sunspot mid-eruption aimed directly at Earth.  Electricity and technology goes out all over the world, but in this small town near Denver, that cuts off communication with the outside world.  In addition, the constant heavy snowfall has caused avalanches-one cutting the town in half and the other cutting them off from Denver and all other nearby towns.  Food supplies and power is cut off, so wood for fires and food becomes two of the many problems to be dealt with. How can Will and new-found friend Kelly help...and survive?

I have now started Growing Season, a first novel in a series.  Melanie lost her beloved cat two weeks ago and now, at the age of 39, has lost her beloved editing job of 14 years.

Finished STAR PATH

 

Arrrrrhgh!  It ended at the most exciting spot!  This was only a part 1.  It doesn't say that at the beginning.  You just have to read it through to know.  Now I have to order more books!

I am now about to start another Henry Melton book (Sci-Fi for young adults), Breckenridge is Buried.  Goodreads tells me that I have to read the Kindle edition because there are no other ones.  But I have the paperback in my hands.  That is what I will read.