I used to keep track of my books on Goodreads, but it's both owned and undersupported by Amazon, which I find confounding, so I jumped ship for Storygraph, where I post under KJBoldon. The first book I finished in August was a mystery about a serial killer, The Vanishing Season by Joanna Schaffhausen. The writing … Continue reading August Reading
Author: kjboldon
K.J. Boldon writes, reads, and mothers in Minneapolis. She is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Hamline University.
July Books
Look at me, almost catching up to the present moment. I feel the whirl of summer in my viscera and bones. July is always a hard month for me with its too muchness and August hasn't calmed down much. Poetry: Too Many Hats by Jess Morgan, a collection about being ADHD and neurodivergent and on … Continue reading July Books
Other Reading: June
The Mountain Lion by Jean Stafford, with #NYRBWomen24. So good. Don't read the intro. Even though it's by the author she spoils her own damn book. And it's so very good. Poetry: Floating, Brilliant, Gone by Franny Choi. What a title. What a collection. Wow. Transit by Anna Seghers with #NYRBWomen24. So weird, anxiety producing, … Continue reading Other Reading: June
What Else I’ve Been Reading: May
Whoops. Haven't written about any other books besides Sayers since April. In May, a bunch of graphic novels: Something is Killing the Children volumes 2-7, by James Tynion IV et al. Loved them; tore through them. Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone. The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. I'd never read it. I … Continue reading What Else I’ve Been Reading: May
“Have His Carcase” by Dorothy L. Sayers
Have His Carcase is the seventh of the eleven Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey mystery novels, and the second of the quartet that includes Harriet Vane. I’m reading the eleven mystery novels in publication order with a small group. Some of us are re-reading; others are reading for the first time. With every book, … Continue reading “Have His Carcase” by Dorothy L. Sayers
Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers
Five Red Herrings is my least favorite of the Peter Wimsey mystery novels. According to the hosts of the podcast As My Wimsey Takes Me, some fans complained about the inclusion of a romance plot with the introduction of Harriet in Strong Poison, so Dorothy got a bee in her bonnet and put together the … Continue reading Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
If you found this site looking for more about the Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane series by Dorothy L. Sayers, I hope you also will visit the site of the podcast As My Wimsey Takes Me, hosted by Charis and Sharon. I have been listening, learning, and enjoying their talking of piffle. I wrote a … Continue reading Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
My Brontë Theory: Paintings Turned to the Walls
Both times I read Dorothy L. Sayers' The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, there was a scene in chapter 17 that strongly reminded me of one in Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. This time, I found both passages so I could compare them. In chapter 17 of Sayers' book, Parker is looking at … Continue reading My Brontë Theory: Paintings Turned to the Walls
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers, ch 17-end
It's a good thing I am writing mostly for myself, as I never worked up the gumption to finish posting about The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club. June rather got away from me. Story of my life. Spoilers ahead about the end of the book and who did it. The main block to my writing, … Continue reading The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers, ch 17-end
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers ch. VIII-XVI
How do you mark up your books? Flags? Underlining? Turning down pages? Margin scribbles? I’ve gone back and forth and round and round over the years. My current markers of choice are Book Darts, slim metal pointers that slip over the edge of a page without damage. I like to look at the edges of … Continue reading The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers ch. VIII-XVI
