J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The least annoying installment of the series so far - there were no obvious points at which an unreasonable refusal to talk to people they trusted got the kids in trouble, they actually listened and made intelligent conclusions, and there was a fair amount of interesting action.
Herman Wouk, Winds of War. This was half of a massive epic covering the events of World War II. It was well-written, highly detailed, and the author had his history absolutely spot on. The main character, Pug Henry, is an interesting, intelligent, sympathetic character. His wife and children, however, are painted with a very broad brush and are either shadowy or irritating, which makes the chapters covering them difficult to enjoy. Overall, not a bad book, but I've read many better epics.
Jean Anderson, The American Century Cookbook. A detailed coverage of the way food and cooking changed over the course of the 20th century, with lots of recipes, as well as insets and a timeline of food-related events. Really interesting overview.
Anne Perry, Long Spoon Lane. The latest installment in the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt mysteries (er, the latest one I've read, anyway), this one continued the grand overarching conspiracy of the Inner Circle. In theory, the Inner Circle may have been abolished in this book - it would be nice to think so, to get our characters back to the kind of detective work that made the earlier books so good. But still, an enjoyable book, and the characters and writing continue to be interesting.
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