i finished reading The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl for the second time – missed subtle things the first time around. this time i researched The Divine Comedy Of Dante Alighieri translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), while reading the novel. it is amazing what you discover re-reading a novel.
i have been reading a half dozen or so John Connolly books and i’ve decided to read The Reapers next. this is private detective Charlie Parker book#7 and i don’t know much about this book – it will be interesting to find out.
sometimes it is good to start reading a novel without any previous knowledge of the story and be surprised as it unfolds. a good thriller helps you forget your surroundings – a great escape.
John Connolly used to live here in southern Maine, a few miles from me, although i never knew him. He now lives in Dublin, Ireland.
