Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra
By Bernard Shaw
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Wow, interesting. I love Cleopatra, as my review from a few months ago already went into. This is an interesting view of her, as a spoiled but bright child. Very quick read, Shaw packs a lot of information into a condensed space. I don’t particularly like reading play, I’d much rather see them performed. But this was okay, I guess because of the small cast and because they’re such familiar characters. I liked most of Shaw’s takes on history’s stories of Cleopatra. His take on the rolled-up rug is particularly clever!
9/10

Winner Takes All

Winner Takes All
By Nora Roberts
0373218923

Fluff! 2 stories: Rules of the Game- Baseball fluff. As always, this is Nora Roberts so it’s good fluff. Well-written even though I could care less about baseball. (I don’t care! I’m still an American no matter what you say about me!) 8/10; The Name of the Game- Another good story. This one set around a game show. I like game shows not much more than I like baseball. But that’s okay, because the characters are the important thing and they’re wonderful. Amusing, a fun read.
8/10

Unauthorized Guide to The X-Files

Unauthorized Guide to The X-Files
By Hal Schuster
0761508457

Anything to do with X-Files is interesting to me, of course. Because this is unauthorized, there is no new information here. It is compiled very well, with some strange chapters that seem like filler. For example, shows that may have influenced X-Files. Interesting, I suppose, but not to me. I don’t need a synopsis of every show that Chris Carter may have seen, especially since I know he has only ever mentioned one show as being an influence on him. But, good writing, no spelling errors that I picked up on!
7/10.

Lakeside Cottage

Lakeside Cottage
By Susan Wiggs
0778321908

Fluff. I hadn’t read a fluffy book in a few weeks, I needed something to read during my breaks at work. You know, those books where it doesn’t matter that I don’t it pick up some days or at all on the weekends. And can pick back up on Monday and not have missed anything. I like when formulaic stories have a twist. Like this one. Guy with a past meets woman. She has no idea who he is, they fall in love/lust/whatever. She discovers secret and is upset but all works out in the end. But the twist… his secret is a good one! He’s a hero, as we find out in the first few pages. And he’s not keeping the secret alone, there is someone who finds out. Makes for an interesting dynamic. Anyway, good book, well-written. Still fluff, but the good kind!
7/10

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith
By Queen Noor
0786867175

Amazing woman, amazing life. I’m torn on one thing. As far as I can tell, her husband could do no wrong. She never has anything bad to say about him, his politics, his actions, nothing. On one hand, that’s crazy and I find her a bit delusional because no one is perfect. But then there’s the other hand. It’s refreshing to hear about a couple who support each other no matter what. She has nothing bad to say about her husband and that’s a nice change from normal life. So I go back and forth on that. Otherwise, this is an interesting story of a definite Unexpected Life, as the subtitle says. An average girl from America becomes Queen of a nation in the Middle East. Most Americans can’t even tell you where the Middle East is! She learns the language, changes her name, becomes completely immersed in her adopted country. Part memoir, part political commentary, all interesting.
8/10