Dig it, Daddy-o: January 2014

Monday, January 13, 2014

So Young, So Wicked by Jonathan Craig

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow, started off the year with a bang! This one from 1957 by Jonathan Craig is truly an undiscovered treasure of the Gold Medal era. It has all the necessary elements to make for a hardboiled crime novel. Especially the femme fatale, in this case a 15-year-old girl, and the twist ending.

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Jeff's books

I Had the Right to Remain Silent...But I Didn't Have the Ability

by Ron White

Pretty funny read. His stand-up routine with background information from his life.

Valley of the Dolls

by Jacqueline Susann

Okay, so now I understand the meaning of the title . . .

The Red and the Black

by Stendhal

I asked myself while reading this if anyone still reads Stendhal. He is an affected and mannered writer, which makes him tedious and none of the characters are appealing enough to concern ourselves with, yet I give The Red and the Black...

Nude on Thin Ice/Memory of Passion

by Gil Brewer

Nude on Thin Ice and Memory of Passion are a couple of the better, albeit slightly flawed, books by Gil Brewer. Both books hook you from the first chapter and keep you riveted, although the endings of both books are a little weak for wha...

Backstage with the Original Hollywood Square

by Peter Marshall

Kind of a fun, light vacation read of behind-the-scene antics on the Hollywood Squares.

Monday, January 13, 2014

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