robinwalter's Reviews (1.87k)

Uncle Fred in the Springtime

P.G. Wodehouse

4.5

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

It's Wodehouse, and Blandings - a match made in heaven

Water Like a Stone

Deborah Crombie

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The mystery was very dark, even if the culprit was easy to pick, but the continuing development of the family characters was rewarding. I would still like to see a simpler, less dark murder mystery again, like the early stories in the series

Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through The World's Forgotten Wonders

Oliver Smith

4.5

informative reflective medium-paced

As other reviewers have said, the reflective commentary elevates this interesting collection of images from abandoned places around the globe

Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City

Dennis Romano

4.25

challenging informative medium-paced

A densely compact history of this famous city. I enjoyed the clear-eyed unsentimentality of the author's style, and learned a lot. The effect overall was rather depressing - a cronicle of 1000 years of the usual catalogue of selfishness, greed, and self-aggrandisement that is human nature in governance. But I am glad I read it

Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It

Gabriel Wyner

4.0

informative medium-paced

The sections on memorising were helpful, especially the counterproductive impact of overmemorising. His praiase for monoligual dictionaries was also a joy to read.

Harlequin Historical February 2021 - Box Set 1 of 2

Virginia Heath, Diane Gaston, Melissa Oliver

DID NOT FINISH: 67%

THe second story was a drudge to get through, the brother was one of the most awful characters I've read in a Regency and that he changed NOT AT ALL, was ugh.