Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

The Sweetness at the Bottom Pie by Alan Bradley

  • Started on: 2010-11-16
  • Finished on: 2010-11-17
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ***–
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this book by reading the back flap, so I wasn’t certain I would like it. The main character is Flavian de Luce, an eleven year old girl who is investigating a murder which took place in the garden of her home, of which her father is accused.
I am normally not a fan of mysteries, not on tv and not in a book (unless taking place in a nice historical setting). And unfortunately for me, this was ‘just’ a murder mystery. It was nicely written and a fast read, but just not my type of book. Three out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2010-11-16
  • Finished on: 2010-11-17
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ***–
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this book by reading the back flap, so I wasn’t certain I would like it. The main character is Flavian de Luce, an eleven year old girl who is investigating a murder which took place in the garden of her home, of which her father is accused.
I am normally not a fan of mysteries, not on tv and not in a book (unless taking place in a nice historical setting). And unfortunately for me, this was ‘just’ a murder mystery. It was nicely written and a fast read, but just not my type of book. Three out of five stars.