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Some book reviews

I am working my way through a bunch of old Christopher Moore books. Recently I’ve re-red all of the books that take place in Pine Cove. Practical Demonkeeping is the first book that takes place in Pine Cove, California. The story involves a demon obviously, but also a djinn (genie). The rather humorous story, althoughContinue reading “Some book reviews”

Sacré Bleu

After reading Anima Rising I decided to re-read Moore’s other book relating to artists and the art world Sacré Bleu. If Anima Rising was a strange tale, Sacré Blue is even stranger. The book follows Lucien, a baker in Paris in the 1890s and the odd association with the pigment blue that artists are gettingContinue reading “Sacré Bleu”

Anima Rising

Well, another Christopher Moore book arrived and has been read. And as withh all of his books it was entertaining and funny (sometimes). Moore has the ability to interweave history and fiction successfully. In this book there are the many historical figures such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung among othersContinue reading “Anima Rising”