Margaret Atwood writes the most elegant short stories - while the stories themselves are of the ordinary and the everyday, she captures their beauty, Margaret Atwood writes the most elegant short stories - while the stories themselves are of the ordinary and the everyday, she captures their beauty, their pathos, their humanity. It shines with love even though some of the topics are not-so-lovely. Her turns of phrases are exquisite. ...more
Three and a half stars. I quite liked this story, it was very sweet and beautifully written. It wasn't a traditional fantasy as much as it was a historThree and a half stars. I quite liked this story, it was very sweet and beautifully written. It wasn't a traditional fantasy as much as it was a historical fiction-romance with a touch of the fantastical/magical. Quite lovely. ...more
DNF at 27% Unpleasant people being unpleasant. Disliked the writing style immensely. Unable to discern a plot. That's it in a nutshell. Life is too shorDNF at 27% Unpleasant people being unpleasant. Disliked the writing style immensely. Unable to discern a plot. That's it in a nutshell. Life is too short to read books you don't enjoy....more
Well, this was quite a bit of fun. A collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories set in Australia in 1890 written by talented Australian authors. MostWell, this was quite a bit of fun. A collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories set in Australia in 1890 written by talented Australian authors. Most of the stories were very good, with some of the longer ones being excellent. I have a fondness for cosy murder mysteries and this was a very enjoyable collection. My favourites were by Kerry Greenwood and Lindy Cameron, Will Schaefer, Robert Veld, Dr L.J.M Owen and Christopher Sequeira - so now I have some new authors to look up. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes cosy murder mysteries....more
Three and a half stars really, but I did enjoy it so I bumped it up. Quite a fun little Elizabethan-era mystery. I did enjoy the characters - particulThree and a half stars really, but I did enjoy it so I bumped it up. Quite a fun little Elizabethan-era mystery. I did enjoy the characters - particularly Rosamund, just for how much trouble she gets herself into and how wrong she gets things. I haven't read any of the previous ones but I think I'll have to go back and read them now! ...more
Couldn't stand it - so many different POV's, it chopped and changed every second page. I got half way through and felt like nothing had happened. So ICouldn't stand it - so many different POV's, it chopped and changed every second page. I got half way through and felt like nothing had happened. So I gave up.
Updated review: They’re Late Victorian. They hang around in cemeteries (view spoiler)[ and have it off with the gravedigger (I think, I could be mis-remembering and making up something interesting) (hide spoiler)]. I didn’t even get to the suffragette bit this book was supposed to be about because I got bored of the cemetery. Also, the way it was written, chopped and changed from everyone’s point of view which meant I never really cared about any of the characters. Snooze-worthy....more
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