disneydream06

I am a couple behind...

Book No. 17 was Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor.
I have really enjoyed Garrison Keillor's story telling, so I was very happy when my friend Mr. Owl gave me this book.
I have to say I was not really expecting style of story told in this book. I am use to Mr. Keillor's short funny stories. Lake Wobegon Days is a full history of the mythical town of Lake Wobegon, Mn. He takes you way back to the prehistory of Lake Wobegon. Then he brings the story all the way up through his "growing up" in Lake Wobegon.
Garrison Keillor has a very comfortable story telling process, and I am looking forward to reading more of his stories.

Grade: A-

Book No. 18 was The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.
This was Agatha Christie's first published book. It got great reviews/praise for a first timers book, and I have to agree. Agatha Christie is a great story teller.
This book is a Hercule Poirot story. Although I am more of a Miss Marple fan, I do enjoy Poirot's stories too. This being his first time out the poor little guy gets a few knocks. His personality gets questioned as that of an old washed up police detective
The step mother of a wealthy family is murdered and Poirot must figure out what happened to her.
Agatha Christie had me fooled. I had a couple of people who I thought were the perps, but I was wrong. :o

Grade: A

Book List 2014:

1. A Rite of Swords by Morgan Rice
2. Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson
3. The Garner Files A Memoir by James Garner and Jon Winokur
4. Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
5. Treatment of Choice by Mary King
6. Blue Moon by Laurel K. Hamilton
7. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination: The Untold Story of the Actors
and Stagehands at Ford's Theater by Thomas A. Bogar
8. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
9, Hitler's Alpine Headquarters by James Wilson
10. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
11. Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth
12. Goosebumps Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine
13. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
14. Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die! by R. L. Stine
15. Moon River and Me by Andy Williams
16. Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making by John Curran
17. Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
18. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie