“On the eighth day came a letter from Uncle Chris—a cheerful, even rollicking letter. Things were going well with Uncle Chris, it seemed. As was his habit, he did not enter into details, but he wrote in a spacious way of large things to be, of affairs that were coming out right, of prosperity in sight.”–P.G. Wodehouse, Jill the Reckless. (1920)

I apologize; no book review this week. Not that books are not being read here at Ruined Chapel! Indeed, books are very much being read by your humble host. But, many of them are advance reader copies, and so I cannot review them… yet. All in good time. Amazing things will happen here soon, you just wait!

However, since you were good enough to show up here, I must give you something. Why, you could read the book quoted above. I reread it recently, and it just might be Wodehouse’s best. Very funny, of course, but it also has a lot of heart.

Or, perhaps you’re in the mood for some heavier reading. Well, I’ve been flipping through The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. A bit complex at times, but interesting.

I’ve also been reading The Invisible Emperor, because, well, of course I have. In the past year, I have read The Right Stuff, Answer to History, and a good bit of Overlord; although I have not finished it yet. It takes a lot to get me to read yet another WWII book, but it’s a good one. I almost never review books like this, because what can I possibly say in critique of actual history? Nevertheless, they are worthwhile all the same.

So, there you go! Maybe one of these titles catches your fancy. Let it ne’er be said that I didn’t try and bring interesting books to your attention this week. With any luck, next week I’ll have a proper review for you.