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Barbarius@outside.ofa.dog

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Mostly reading sci-fi, fantasy, and comics/graphic novels, but occasionally some other stuff too.

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77% complete! Barbarius has read 31 of 40 books.

Batgirl: Year One (Paperback, 2023, DC Comics) 4 stars

Great Year One story

4 stars

Beatty and Dixon have written a few of these, inspired by and in homage of Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. Barbara Gordon is such a great character, and this story gives her a great starting point. One that's independent of any future reboot of change of canon. She's fierce, independent, and generally just kick-ass!

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (EBook, 2011, Harper) 4 stars

Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The …

Very good!

5 stars

I'll be honest, I was enjoying the first two Poirot novels, but the third book of shorts was less engaging for me, and I considered reading something else instead of this, but boy am I glad I didn't!

In 2013 this book was voted as the best crime novel ever, and I can understand why.

Admittedly, I don't have an abundance of mystery genre experience, but I thought that even though this book is so old, it still felt fresh once I finished it. Definitely would recommend!

Apparently: ""The Murder on the Links," the abbreviation "M." is used as an honorific for Monsieur, a French title of respect for men, similar to Mr. in English. It is a common practice in French-speaking regions to use "M." before a man's name as a sign of respect. More info in the Literary significance and reception section of the The Murder on the Links Wikipedia article. In "The Murder on the Links," the abbreviation "M." is used as an honorific for Monsieur, a French title of respect for men, similar to Mr. in English. It is a common practice in French-speaking regions to use "M." before a man's name as a sign of respect."

But "Monsieur" is still used in other parts... Oh well.