reviews

Tarzan: Racism and Cruelty Ruin an Interesting Concept Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs Prowling around the library, after promising myself diligently that I would pick up my holds and then leave, I stumbled onto Jungle Tales of Tarzan. Being enamored of books set in Africa in general and books set in jungles in particular, I was intrigued by the write-up which promised twelve loosely connected short stories documenting Tarzan’s youth in the jungle. I’ve heard of Tarzan (really, who hasn’t.) Researching for my novel, I once looked into a possible trip to the Congo (DRC); I read on one website a [...]

Agatha Deals with Aging and Murder Author: M.C. Beaton Striking out on the seventh Agatha Raisin mystery in the series, we have a downtrodden Agatha, upset by her ex-fiancé’s continued coldness and her importune affair with a younger man. Attempting to come back down to earth, recapture the wayward James’ attention, and distract herself from mental turmoil, Agatha determines to once again enter village life, only to be endlessly bored. When the Wellspring in nearby Ancombe becomes the center of dispute, Agatha inadvertently discovers a body seeping blood into the mineral water. In a move of determination to irritate people, [...]