A little bit about what you'll find reviewed here

A little bit about what you'll find reviewed on this blog: I believe the best books involve characters you wish you could read more about long after the book is finished. Recently, I've been searching for hidden gems from the past. I read mostly fiction, and I'm a bit of a prude. I don't normally enjoy books with sex or excessive language.

Who I am:
I am a stay at home mother of two wonderful girls. I enjoy reading (of course), sewing, cross stitching, photography and writing. I live in the high desert portion of Washington (which I didn't know existed until my husband and I decided to move here) and have really enjoyed my time out here. I am excited to see what God has next in store for my life!

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Son John Julius Norwich - Diana Cooper

I'm going to preface this review by saying that I didn't make it through the whole thing. I made it about a fourth of the way before I gave up. 

These are the letters a mother sent her son while they were separated by WWII and beyond. Mom was a prolific writer and added a lot of details to her correspondence.

I did enjoy the writing style of Lady Diana. It was just the repetitive nature of the letters in general that wore me down. The son warned me ahead of time there were a lot of people mentioned, but it got to be a bit much for me. Dinner with this person, dinner with that person, etc.

I don't think this was a bad book, I just think the style of it wasn't for me. The letters themselves, while written with wit and intelligence, were just not something I wanted to keep reading.



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