The Return

Review: Doctor Who: The Drostens’ Curse A.L. Kennedy Broadway Books 2015 Dr. Who.   I hadn’t had any contact with Dr. Who in ages.   That needs to change judging from how much I enjoyed this book, and I intend to looks around for a few more of them.   Kennedy is not the only author to write a Dr. Who adventure, but she is the only one I’ve read thus far, and the others may have some competition here. The original version of this book appeared as a short story and now as a full length novel.   I don’t know if this would fit well in fewer pages.   The antagonist is worthy and Dr. Who must use all the resources he can muster just to survive in this one.   I’m happy with its current version which leaves plenty of room for more at the end.   Time will tell if more are forthcoming.    OK, maybe (probably) showing my ignorance here, but some of the rants that Dr. Who uttered in several places felt like commentary on the politi...

Review: Things that Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics Charles Krauthammer Crown Forum 2015 I just checked and this book has over 5000 reviews posted on an online retailer’s site.   He’s doing something right.   Combine that with some very healthy sales figures and now he’s doing it right and saying things that do matter.    The edition that I read has added some content that focuses on President Obama.   What I would like to see from that is the author revisiting these in say ten years or so as to determine if he still holds the same opinions.   My guess is he would, but just for conversation maybe not.   He would have to speak for himself and generally does.   His introduction shows that his current political position was not the only one he has held.   I discovered that though he generally espouses a conservative view, he does hold some that are much more liberal.      Krauthammer...

Review: The Little Paris Bookshop Nina George, translated by Simon Pare Crown Publishers 2015 The end of this book was such a sad moment for me.   There’s a relationship that develops between the book and the reader that you just want to go on even though the story has been told and you know it done.   It’s all about love, loss, and healing.   It’s written for those that have learned what those words mean.   Maybe the last few pages revisits those themes within the reader one last time.   Yes, breathing does come easier now.     The bookshop Perdu operates from a barge sits on the Seine and is as unique as his approach to his customers. He can read the needs of his customers and points them to the books that would most help them and refuses to sell them ones he feels can harm them.   It is a case of “physician heal thyself” though, and through a series of events and some well-crafted characters he meets along the way, who in the...