Every week word-lovers post new words they’ve discovered while reading. It’s called Wondrous Words Wednesday and was created by Kathy at Bermuda Onion’s Weblog.
I found this new-to-me word while reading Holy Ghost by John Sandford:
moribund: “Pinion, Minnesota: a metropolis of all of seven hundred souls for which the word “moribund” might have been invented.”
Moribund (ˈmôrəˌbənd) is an adjective that refers to a thing. It means terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigor
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like the characters until about two-thirds of the way through. They didn’t feel real until I could look back at them over the course of several decades. The other interesting thing was that the main feature of the story was a room, the Glass Room, actually a large living room inside of modernistic house in Czechoslovakia. The story looks at the newlyweds and an architect who created the house. It then goes on through all successive occupants of the house. The story is fictional, but the house itself is real. It’s very well written by Simon Mewer, an author new to me. I’d like to read more of his work as he seems to be a good storyteller. It made for a good book club discusion. One member found pictures of the original house which was amazing. As I said before, this was an interesting book, but not one I can say I loved.
read the book and then watched the movie, both I loved. This book features my favorite of Agatha’s characters: Miss Jane Marple. In this story Bertram’s Hotel is also a special character. It’s a special hotel in London created, on purpoe, to be old-fashioned. People come from all over for the ambience of Old England. But, Jane Marple gradually suspects that Bertram’s is something more. Jane has a few other mysteries to solve during her visit. There’s a missing minister, a lot of things that don’t add up, and then a shooting. There’s also a Scotland Yard Inspector nicknamed Father who was really savvy. He greatly valued the skills of Jane Marple. The conclusion was perfect.
to the book – a nice twist. What I liked best was the scenery. It wasn’t exactly what my own brain saw when I read the book, but it was probably closer to what was real. All the actors did well with the exception of Joan Hickson. In my opinion, she isn’t Jane Marprle. The actress is too tall and too pushy. The real Jane Marple is small, polite with a subtle sense of humor and an eyes that don’t miss a thing. However, I enjoyed seeing the movie in conjunction with reading the book. Thanks to my local library. They’ve purchased a whole set of BBC/A&E Productions of Agatha Christie.
children. They wouldn’t see it that way, I’m sure. They’d say this is what all good parents do. I didn’t see hard pushing, but both Micelle and her brother did very well in school and both went on to Princeton.
This book took me back to my pre-retired life: Power Moves: Lessons From Davos. When working, I was a Human Resources professional and dealt with the leadership of companies, among other duties. I found this Audible Original by Adam Grant, fascinating. The subject is power and leadership.
I stumbled across a charming movie on Netflix this week. Its called Mr. Church. It took me probably twenty minutes befor it dawned on me that I was watching Eddie Murphy in the main role. There were no silly faces or typical laughte. He was straight and so convincing as a man hired to help a young single mom and her little girl. The woman is not well and it looks as if she doesn’t have long to live. It was a calm, but positive and powerful story. I won’t tell you more as it will spoil it for you. Just watch it.
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