The Book Trunk

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  • Robinson Crusoe: dull and unlikable?

    Well, I finally finished Robinson Crusoe, and am the first to admit it took me quite a time, partly because I got side-tracked by other books, partly because I found some bits more than a little tedious, and partly because… Continue reading

  • Rediscovering Maigret

    Notre Dame, which has nothing to with the story, but last timeI went  to Paris we ate lunch in a cafe near Shakespeae and Companyand this was the view, and it makes me happy to look at it. Well, here… Continue reading

  • Handkerchiefs at the Ready for a Sad Tale

    I always think it is so wonderful when you find a book you love, then read another by the same author and love it just as much. After all, it doesn’t always follow that you enjoy everything a novelist has… Continue reading

  • Remarkable Creatures

    At last, a Tracy Chevalier novel that I enjoyed! As a rule I like the idea of her books far more than I like the books themselves – for some reason I always fail to connect with them. But Remarkable… Continue reading

  • Haunted by Disappointment

    Parnassus on Wheels, by Christopher Morley, was one of the most delightful novels I’ve read, so I had high hopes for the follow-up, The Haunted Bookshop, but it failed to live up to expectations, and I was really disappointed. Since… Continue reading