marykir

• Rated 3 stars

“Interesting selection of facts about a variety of plants. Favors breadth over depth.”

marykir wrote this review Sunday, May 31 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Interesting discussion of the late 18th century American frontier, which suffers a bit from "let me point this out to you again" syndrome.”

marykir wrote this review Thursday, May 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“An entertaining look at the evolution of plants' reproductive strategies.”

marykir wrote this review Saturday, May 23 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Meanders a bit in the first half, but picks up steam later on.”

marykir wrote this review Thursday, May 21 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“I simply could not get into this book. Nothing much seemed to happen in the first 50 pages and none of the characters grabbed my attention.”

marykir wrote this review Thursday, May 7 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 2 stars

“As the number of famous people who show up as important characters goes up, my liking for this series goes down. This book includes not only Churchill but Lady Astor and the Kennedys (Joe, Joe Jr., Jack, and Kathleen). I was continually pulled out of the story by wondering whether the author's real-life views of the Kennedys were coloring the way he wrote about them, or whether they really were like the people depicted in the book.”

marykir wrote this review Wednesday, April 29 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 5 stars

“One of my favorite mystery series, still fun to read for the (at least) 5th time.”

marykir wrote this review Sunday, April 12 2009. ( reply | permalink )

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• Rated 3 stars

“I didn't like this book as well as I liked earlier books in the Monk series because the recurring characters didn't spend a lot of time working together. The relationships between Monk, Hester, Rathbone, etc. are why I've continued to read the series since the beginning.”

marykir wrote this review Thursday, April 9 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“Gets a little preachy toward the end, but the part actually about London's cholera epidemic is really interesting.”

marykir wrote this review Sunday, April 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )

• Rated 3 stars

“You probably won't agree with everything in this book, but it definitely makes you think.”

marykir wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink )