A welcome return visit
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As a college senior, I took a highly coveted course on the Victorian novelists.  For so long, I have wanted to revisit Middlemarch, one of the great reads of that class, and this summer I am traveling there.  Middlemarch reminds me of why books become classics; it is not because they are stuffy or difficult.  It is because they are books to be savored.  The canvas of Middlemarch is filled with memorable characters, many of whom lack self-understanding.  Meet Dorothea, Casaubon, Lydgate, Mary, Rosamund and Fred, to name just a few.  Witness them trying to make meaning in their lives against the backdrop of a changing society.  This one is truly a title to deserve five stars.
Based on my Kindle edition
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It was good to renew the two families from the Bitter Creek series.  It was a brief (too brief) visit to their homes.  I would recommend this to any Joan Johnston fan.  To those who read the series, it was a homecoming.  To those who did not read them, it was a tease.  To those who missed some of the books, it will spark interest in catching up with the families.
2185139
This series of visitor notes written in the guestbook of an English beachside holiday cottage is a lovely read, reminded me of Maeve Binchy's stories with a little more humor.
3681658
Some throwback and some new..As usual the reader leaves hoping to catch up with the characters in a future offering.  Uplifting
548240
I am so glad that Han Karon has returned Father Tim to Mitford. I am so comfortable in this town and with the townspeople. I have really missed them. It is wonderful to read about their "doings" again. Good for Ms. Karon. Great for Father Tim!
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When I read Louise Penny's first novel, "Still Life", I was hooked and looked forward to reading her other books.  "A Fatal Grace" is a welcome return to the lovely village of Three Pines in Quebec.  The friends from the first book are back and so is Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.  In the first book the murder victim is a well-loved member of the group, but in this book the woman who dies is universally reviled by others in the village.  The suspects are numerous but, in spite of the fact that I figured out the killer's identity, the author takes the reader through a delightful series of red herrings before settling on the true murderer.

Louise Penny creates delightful characters.  Some are pleasant and some are not, but often they seem to have a deeply artistic and philosophical nature.  The main core of characters are great friends, and they put up with a variety of odd characteritics in one another.  Inspector Gamache is a student of human behavior and he uses not only hard evidence, but psychological profiles as well to solve his cases.  This series of books will satisfy those who love a good mystery and good writing.
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A wonderful return to the vampire chronicles. The multifaceted story brought all of the old favorites together for a reckoning, a reunification, and at last a recruitment to the future. Lestat has matured and the change is orchestrated from the vampires' beginnings.
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My wife and I just returned from a wonderful visit to the Emerald Isle. What a wonderful 2 weeks! Reading this wonderful book, both before and after our visit, was monumentally useful for us. In the magnificent flow of the storyteller, Frank Delaney takes you on a magical trip through both fact and fiction in this novel come alive. I found that my understanding of what I experienced was so much enhanced using the book as a sort of accompaniment piece. I encourage you to read it for the simple pleasure of doing so, but also as an enticement to visit the country if you've not already done so; or as a wonderful refreshing of your memories if you have.
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Enjoyed getting back to basics I missed in the past.  Will consider continuing in this project.  My daughters trip inspired me.
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Nice fun tale. Gave me what I wanted, a nice escape for a few hours.
Nice place to revisit again.
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Had only seen parts of the first season so I am enjoying going back and re-visiting some episodes as well as seeing the ones I had missed.
912778
It was so much fun to see photos of places I had forgotten about.  It was like going home again!
809174
Happy to have Lestat back, plus many old and new characters. Missed them. It was a great wait for a needed family reunion.
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It was good to see that Maisie is coming back as she was before all the tragedy in her life.
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Having just returned from Great Brittan the book is like revisiting places I have recently seen. Especially Heaver castle and the surrounding countryside.
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He is back! After a long wait Nathan makes good on his promise.  I devoured the book in the first read and found my wife upset that I had not read it out loud so now I am in my second reading and my wife is in her first hearing.  It's good to be back with an author I love and a gathering of his characters who are so real  I think of myself as having signed articles and now I am able to watch the doings of this marvelous crew in person.
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Good to see the boys back together, London is cool, Montana's uncle still cool. The new people met in London nice addition 's