Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Phantom of the Opera
My friend, Donna, and I went to St.Louis this weekend to see the new production of The Phantom of Donna Seaton the Opera. We were planning to drive over and back on Sunday, but her husband picked up the tab for a hotel. We joked he wanted her out of the house so he...
Phantom Weekend
I'm heading to St. Louis today to see Phantom of the Opera at the Fox Theatre. That means travel time on Saturday (no computer), the show on Sunday, and no computer. It also means no reading time, really, until Sunday or Monday evening. So, as much as I enjoy talking...
Winners & A Charlaine Harris Midnight Crossroad Giveaway
Congratulations to Libby D. from Boca Raton, FL who won Spy, Interrupted. Carol W. of Plano, TX won The Bone Orchard, and Cynthia B. from Uxbridge, MA won Booty Bones. Did you miss Charlaine Harris' Midnight Crossroad when it came out in hardcover? It's now...
Sir Terry Pratchett – R.I.P.
I was so sorry to read today about the death of Sir Terry Pratchett. And, I have a close friend who knew him, and introduced me to his books, and to him. And, I know his editor here in the U.S. I'm sure they are mourning the loss of a friend today. He suffered from...
Throwback Thursday – Book Style
If you're on Facebook, you know that Throwback Thursday is the day people post old pictures of themselves or their families. I decided to look back at a favorite book instead, a book from my younger teen years. I treasure the memory of a few books from my...
Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss
According to Lynne Truss, author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, this is what the Captain looks like. The Captain is a powerful cat that takes another cat, Roger, under his wing in Truss' horror novel, Cat Out of Hell. If the British critics are right, this is supposed...
