#SpringSkies Day 24 #Neurodivergent
I haven‘t read this one but it was one of the novels classified as neurodivergent mentioned in GR. another book from my physical tbr😳
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @eggs
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel
pickDelightful! You won‘t soon forget the main character-Molly. Her inability to see evil drives the plot. You will enjoy- I sure did.
@Bookwomble If you are ever in NYC, seek out the Bemelmans bar in the beautiful Hotel Carlyle.If you get a cocktail or a mocktail you will be transported in time to 1947 .Bemelmans artful murals grace the walls,he even decorated the lampshades! Could this be the hotel he wrote about? One of my all time happy places.🍸🧉🍹🍷
pickI approached this book with some diffidence, humour, and the appropriate subjects of humour, often being very much of their time. The opening anecdotes were lightheartedly funny sketches of workers and patrons of the hotel, though there were parts that justified my reservations. Then, about ⅓ in, without losing the bantering tone, Bemelmans introduced some darker, even sinister, characters and situations, that might have raised eyebrows in ⬇️
"The day was one of the rare ones when Mespoulets and I had a guest at our tables."
#FirstLineFridays @shybookowl
After the disappointment of the last book I read, hopefully the jaunty penguin on the cover of this 1948 edition of Hotel Splendide is a good prognosticator of the contents, touted as the author's humorous memoir of his life as a waiter in a New York hotel in the 1910s-'20s🤞🏼
pickAs a mystery, this book is okay. As 280+ pages with Molly the maid, it is absolutely fantastic. I enjoyed seeing the world through Molly‘s eyes and thought that she was a wonderfully entertaining character, more than enough reason to keep reading to the end. She‘s also all the reason I need to read the sequel as well. Found family, murder, mystery, and a great cast of characters make for an enjoyable read.
Finished this morning ahead of Wednesday book club meeting. Endearing MC, interesting story even if it tied up a bit too neatly. Though there was a sequel published recently, I‘m content to let the story sit where it is.
As you see, I have plenty of #serieslove2024 and this is just the mysteries! It doesn‘t even include three books coming out this year that don‘t have covers yet.
Center square is also on my #readorbail list so it will be first.
