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marykir reviewed Folly du Jour 9 days ago.
“ I enjoyed the first few books in this series (the ones set in India), but recently every time I start reading one, I wonder... ”
marykir reviewed Buried Too Deep (Large Print): An Aurelia Marcella Mystery 9 days ago.
“ Set in Roman Britain. I liked this more than I remembered liking the previous two books in the series. The series is more... ”
marykir reviewed Dying to Sin 9 days ago.
“ A solid British procedural, without gratuitous sex, violence, or swearing. The author is more interested in the psychological... ”
marykir reviewed Manet's Modernism: or, The Face of Painting in the 1860s 9 days ago.
“ Art students or professionals would probably enjoy this more than I did. I simply don't see most of the stuff the author does... ”
marykir reviewed Nox dormienda (a long night for sleeping) : an Arcturus mystery 9 days ago.
“ The blurbs on the book cover present this "Roman noir" as a new genre, but it doesn't seem all that different to me from the... ”
marykir reviewed Claude Monet: Life and Art 9 days ago.
“ Well written, easy to read - even if you aren't familiar with art history or criticism - with lots of color pictures of the... ”
marykir reviewed Monarchs of the Nile 3 months ago.
“ Too many monarchs and too few details for anyone other than the usual suspects to stand out from the crowd. ”
marykir reviewed The First Emperor of China. 3 months ago.
“ While this book is titled "The First Emperor of China" and subtitled "the greatest archeological find of our time", the focus... ”
marykir reviewed Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind (Modern Library Chronicles) 3 months ago.
“ Not quite what I expected. This is more of an overview of the study of prehistory than an overview of prehistory itself. And... ”
marykir reviewed The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession 3 months ago.
“ Fascinating. I learned a lot about events I thought I knew about, like Cook's voyage to Australia and the mutiny on the... ”
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