The Chalk Circle Man | 
pickMy reading while my son had a surgical procedure today. Very clever plot. The first in the popular French series. I enjoyed it but translation was a bit clumsy in spots- maybe that is intentional. I would read another in this series!
1. Cat sleeping on my lap next to blue pencil bag 😽
2. Seven 🕖
3. I love white chocolate, but I don‘t think it‘s actually chocolate 🍫
4. This is embarrassing, because it‘s probably been over two years! 😱 I cut my own, ha ha 💇🏻♀️
5. I DID recommend “The Chalk-Circle Man,” only a couple or three days ago 📖 😄. I just haven‘t finished another book yet.
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Omigod, took me 3 times to get this right!
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I LOVED this book! It is a better-than-average mystery story, replete with fully drawn, quirky characters. Commissaire Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is our hero, but he‘s not exactly action-oriented, unless one takes into account the long solo walks he takes to aid his thinking. In fact, outward appearances would suggest the Adamsberg is quite idle, but woe to the villain who misunderstands the man. His methods for solving murders (cont.)
Down to my last couple of hours in #13in3...will finish two from start-to-finish, and will finish up a third book—woo hoo! @Samplergal
pickI had never heard of this author. I received this book from The Foxed Box, a curated subscription box. This book is translated from the French and is the first in the Commissaire Adamsberg series and I am completely captivated. The characters are human and intelligent and flawed, the mystery original and intricate and twisty. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Chalk Circle Man is a book in a mystery series by Fred Vargas. Commissaire Adamsberg, who is based in Paris, is on the case. I‘ve been meaning to read these for years and I already have a copy of one in French🇫🇷 #paris #augustisatrip
Typical for a Sunday. Mathilde considered that she suffered more than most from the fairly widespread malaise she called seventh-day blues.
so-soIt would be a pick if I had to ignore how difficult it was for me to follow the thread of thoughts that Adamsberg seems to be constantly producing. Adrift in a sea of feelings, considerations, memories and metaphysical conversations between characters that I could not grasp ( and promptly skipped) . But, as a character the french commisair is original and intriguing. Towards the end he gains a bit more humanity and that made him perfect to me.
pick3 stars for the beginning and 4 for the ending, so it averages out to 3.5 for the book overall. I laughed out loud a couple of times, usually when Danglard had an inner monologue. Better for the patient mystery reader who likes a slow build.
#bookandbreakfast with the book I am determined to finish today. Tea and crumpets, the latter topped with Black Plum and Earl Grey jam from Kitten and the Bear (Toronto). They don't look particularly appetizing but they do the job 😉
L'Homme aux cercles bleus est en train d'être lu par la femme à la couverture bleue ?
Or if you're reading in English, The Chalk Circle Man is being read by the cotton-blanket woman.
J'ai deux livres pour #junebookbugs aujourd'hui 😃
#ashapeinthetitle #junebookbugs
This was a challenge until i remembered the first in the series of commisssaire adamsberg novels, i think im on number 3 so far.
so-soEn riktig deckare där mordet löses upp i näst sista kapitlet. En smart och oväntad brott. Det går tyvärr lite trögt i början när man ska få koll med alla karaktärer och franska namn.
J'ai une petite collection de livres en français. Voici quelques-uns dont la couverture contient du bleu (ou bleu-violet).
#seasonsreadings2016 day 4: books in a language other than English.
Tuesday, it's official: you are on my LAST NERVE. I'm just going to sit here and read this book until you go away. 😡😡😡
