January 2019 Wrap up

One of the big pleasures of reading is that you can travel anywhere in the world without actually moving from your sofa! This month my reads have taken me to Croatia, Washington DC, Cote d'Azur (I was actually there in this case!), Birmingham, Rome, Aosta, London.
Where next?!?

(click on the titles to read the full mini review)

The Mystery of the blue train - A. Christie

Always a pleasure to read, however the culprit was quite easy to guess this time. 

Rating:  6,5 out of 10

The first lady - J. Patterson

Good start, but then it becomes all a bit too unrealistic for me.

Rating:  6 out of 10

Becoming - M. Obama
It is an autobiography so difficult to evaluate really, Generally well written, interesting.
Rating:  6,5 out of 10

Landline - R. Rowell
Not my cup of tea, for style and plot.
Rating:  Abandoned

Middle England - J. Coe
A master in describing England in the last ten years bringing back the Rotters club.
Rating:  7 out of 10

Apple tree yard - L. Doughty
Not for me, it drags on and on about this affair, I cannot continue...
Rating:  Abandoned

Girl at war - S. Novic
The Bosnian-Croatian war from a girl who survived point of view. Powerful.
Rating:  8 out of 10

La forma del buio - M. Zilahy
Un po' lento e una specie di "brutta copia" dei romanzi di Carrisi.
Rating:  6,5 out of 10

The invisible life of Euridice Gusmao - M. Batalha
Very pleasant and witty, a great picture of the female world in Brazil in the 40s.
Rating:  7 out of 10

Rien ne va plus - A. Manzini
Rocco torna alla grande, un bel giallo, un Rocco coraggioso. Bello!
Rating:  8 out of 10