Mirkwood Reflections

An Experiment in Criticism by C.S. Lewis 3/5/2012   Excellent - Non-fiction A short but meaningful and deep book on literary criticism. Wow, this book was deep. I started out disagreeing with him quite a bit, thinking he was a snob. But by the end, I was nodding my head furiously and making plans to purchase this book. It was out of print, but is going to be published again shortly, if not already. El Dorado by Baroness Orczy 3/6/2012  Excellent - Classic The Scarlet Pimpernel rescues the Dauphin from the Temple Prison but is captured. This is the second book that my favorite Scarlet Pimpernel movie is based on. Surprised me how much of the movie is straight from the book. Did you know there are about a dozen Scarlet Pimpernel books? The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 3/12/2012  Excellent - Young Adult Re-read Wow, great book! I read it before a couple years ago and wanted to re-read for the movie, as well as for book club. Powerful and well-written!...

The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) by Alexandre Dumas 2/2/2012  Good - Classic In the abridged version, one loses a lot of detail! I want to read the long version again now! If you've never read Monte Cristo, I recommend it! But give yourself a lot of time and be patient! North by Northanger (or, The Shades of Pemberley) by Carrie Bebris 2/5/2012  Good - Historical Fiction This is my favorite one yet in this series - not surprising since it features Mr. Henry Tilney. Darcy, a pregnant Lizzy, Lady Catherine, and a whole slew of others are all on the trail of an item lost by Darcy's mother just before her death. The story takes them to Northanger Abbey and to Pemberley. I'm really enjoying this series. Bebris seems to have hit her stride.  Tag Man (A Joe Gunther novel) by Archer Mayor 2/9/2012  Good - Suspense Rich Vermonters are waking up to find post-it notes next to their beds. "You're it!" But the Tag Man, as the perp is soon known, is in over...