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QWILLERAN STRIKES AGAIN

Revisado: 09-15-24

it was a pleasant journey from beginning to last chapter

All our favorite characters are in this book and it is an enjoyable read once again, thank you Lillian.

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THORNE'S BLUE EYES

Revisado: 07-20-24

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WHAT'S THE STORY ABOUT ANYWAY?

it's about a young woman who discovers that she is a witch, she has moved to a very woke town called Covington, and is renovating her recently croaked mad Aunts home,
name of which proudly be, Hangman's House

TONE OF BOOK

If you like Kenny G
or Kenny Loggins CD Unimaginable Life, you'll like this book

it's about a 9 and 3/4 on the mellow scale

the ✨ magical mellow scale

not dark at all.

the tone is light and upbeat

it's an interesting take on how in 2024 witches, magic
and the occult are evolving
by merging with spirituality and the original sourcerors

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

I really liked it when she described Thorne.
I really like that he has blue eyes.
I really like that he is kind of a bad boy.
I really like that he secretly harbors feelings for Brighton!

MERRIE THE CAT

be nice to have your own familiar wouldn't it?
personally my familiar would be a cute little white fluffy dog!

I loved it when the author first brought Merrie into the picture

she described the cat as big as a cougar.
I got a visual of a big black malevolent cougar when she wrote that.

this book is chock full of fun zany difficult lovable scary very human people

very human people who Believe themselves to be magical and witches

writing this book took real imagination on the author's part

I REALLY LIKE THE WAY THEY BRING MAGIC INTO THE STORY

I love that the house is magical and is completely adoringly capable of catering to Brightons every whim

I like that one of the witches in the story just does everything with her mind

The concept of magic is not dissimilar to what we are capable of doing with our minds, and that concept was brought into the storyline as well

VIBE OF THE BOOK

I really like the open-minded and out of the box thinking that it takes to be a witch

at times,
due to genetics or DNA, or magically bestowed birth gifts, or maybe, just maybe it is just your extremely strong intention on coming in, to remain YOURSELF.

these witches are in tune with basic laws of spirituality at times, other times they're just like anybody else with an ancient blood feud

did I mention there's an ancient blood feud going on!

well there is, just saying.

CUTTING EDGE CONCEPT

I really like the vibe the town gives off as being right up to speed with the power of the paranormal, the occult and non-physical intelligence

ascribing to the teachings of a certain teacher as I do,
some of the vibes and magic that Bourgeois speaks of are simply manifestations of a person being in alignment with source energy

I LIKE THAT BRIGHTON HAS TWO LOVE OPTIONS

one in a tall slender magical soul-eyed man named Remy
and the other in the hulky guise of an athletic very blue-eyed sheriff named Thorne

as a gay man looking for his thruple, I can relate to having more than one love interest!

I LIKE THE CHOCOLATE SHOP

can't remember the name of the witch that owns it, but I love the shop's murals and furnishings as described in the book
very imaginative colorful and darling if I may

All in all I would recommend this book to anyone, even my mad old Aunt Donna

this book is for anyone whose mother ever warned them off of watching Bewitched as a child

Now so many years later I see the basic intelligence of that show and marvel at how ahead of their time they were

this book is a product of all of that whether it knows it or not

thanks for this opportunity to blather on ..

most sincerely,
David Henry
the magical Man himself !

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PICCADILLY JIM RIDES AGAIN !

Revisado: 09-14-22

JONATHAN CECIL RUNS THE BASES FOR A HOME RUN IN THIS FANTASTICALLY HILARIOUS NOVEL BY THE WORLD'S MASTER OF LITERARY SPORT

I NOMINATE PG WODEHOUSE FOR THE COVETED INK POT AWARD !

WE ARE ENCHANTED BY THE SOURCE OF ALL GOOD, THE SOURCE OF ALL ZANIC WILDNESS, THE SOURCE OF ALL LITERARY FUN, THE INIMITABLE AND AUTHENTICALLY HONORABLE
PG WODEHOUSE

PICCADILLY JIM
IS ONE OF PG'S FINEST NOVELS

IT'S HARD TO MAKE THAT CLAIM AS I BELIEVE ALL OF PG'S NOVELS ARE FAR FAR ABOVE THE EXEMPLARY MARK

MR WODEHOUSE'S ABILITY TO CREATE CHARACTERS OUT OF OF STRANDS OF SPIDER WEBS MAGIC AND STARDUST SHINES THROUGH IN THIS NOVEL

THE READER IS TAKEN ON A ROLLICKING ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF RIOTOUS PROPORTIONS

KEEP THE NAMES STRAIGHT AND YOU'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME

KEEP THE ANTICS STRAIGHT AND YOU'LL HAVE AN EVEN BETTER TIME

OR DON'T BOTHER TO KEEP ANY OF IT STRAIGHT AND JUST ENJOY LISTENING TO PG'S IMAGINATION RUN WILD AND JONATHAN CECIL'S WONDERFUL AND INSPIRED CHARACTER CREATIONS AND NARRATION

JONATHAN'S INFLECTIONS AND ABILITY TO CREATE THE SUITABLE VOICE FOR THE MANY VARYING CHARACTERS IS LIKE TAKING A MASTER'S CLASS AT UNIVERSITY

I HAD SO MUCH FUN LISTENING TO THIS BOOK, AND I WAS SO SORRY WHEN THE LAST CHAPTER CONCLUDED

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE READ, CORRECTION LISTENED TO THIS BOOK, BOTH TIMES HELD ME IN AWE OF THE AUTHORS BRILLIANCE

THANK YOU SOURCE ENERGY FOR THE GIFTS THAT PG WODEHOUSE AND JONATHAN CECIL ARE ..

WITH GENUINE HEARTFELT THANKS I SAY,
NEVER LESS OF IT, ALWAYS
MORE OF IT MORE OF IT !!

CAN THE SOAPY STUFF AND GET ONTO ONE OF PG WODEHOUSE'S
BESTEST ..

PICCADILLY JIM, A FIVE STAR BOOK

REVIEWED BY DAVID HENRY, ONE OF PG'S MOST DEVOTED FANS

♥️

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PG STRIKES AGAIN !

Revisado: 08-31-22

the narrator is fabulous the author is fabulous the story is fabulous Aunt Dahlia is fabulous Bertie is fabulous Jeeves is fabulous Orlo Porter is fabulous
this story is easy to listen to and it's fabulous, as are all of
PG Wodehouse's divinely inspired books ..

thanks PG, you're helping me become a better writer ..

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a merry heart is a wonderful thing..

Revisado: 10-11-21

Thank you PG for another
memorable & entertaining book

Webster the cat at the beginning
and the Bish
at the end of the book,
are perfect examples of
Mr Wodehouse's inimitable brilliance.

thank you thank you thank you!

I hope you're having a good time in non-physical, come back anytime!

sincerely,
a greatful & loyal reader

♥️,
David Henry

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THE LOVES OF STILTON CHEESEWRIGHT...

Revisado: 05-01-21

4/30/21

this is another phenomenal book expertly crafted by PG Wodehouse and
voiced by the divinely gifted Jonathan Cecil
one of my all-time favorite narrators.
he, Jane Entwhistle and
Hugh Fraser
-those 3 are tied equally for spellbinding and sorcery
as far as I'm concerned
anyway the story is hilarious Aunt Dahlia is priceless and in rare equine
mixed with
basset hound form
at all times
the dialogue is so smart
I've copied things he's written and Incorporated them into daily life now
phrases like
'you interest me strangely'
now interest me strangely!
they just roll off my tongue now
-in fact I just can't wait for opportunities to use PG's words
the book is timeless
and time spent listening to it
is time well spent

it's well worth your time and money
as all his writings are

thanks Mr Wodehouse
for inventing a name like
Stilton Cheesewright!

I am beholden to and appreciative of
your brain and your talent

-this book will...

make you
laugh laugh laugh

🧀

dh

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MARRY ME

Revisado: 04-23-21

gosh this is the best story I have listened to by PG I cried at the end it was so sweet it's a wonderful love story and such great characters thank you PG thank you again for a wonderful wonderful wonderful story

church bells gonna ring ring ring, tonight tonight tonight ..

🦊 KEEPER

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sheer brain...

Revisado: 04-10-21

April 9th 2021
What ho old horse!
I just loved this book
I think my most memorable moments were the ugly baby contest and the aunt from Illinois
Jeeves is sheer brain and
Bertie Wooster tells a funny smart & curvy story
Wodehouse & Cecil are to each other like flight is to sky
-it's only natural one should find the other
Thank You PG
I am eternally appreciatively indebted
-and entertained

Simply CORKING
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the PHABULOUS Uncle Fred‼️

Revisado: 02-01-21

this was my first PG Wodehouse and I really enjoyed it. the story was spectacular and funny and witty and charming and memorable. thank you audible❗

now I've listened to it twice and my main takeaway is to become more like Uncle Fred in my own life, he is a fantastic role model, he's hilarious, witty, clever, charming, handsome, rich and full of the zest for life, I only wish I had an uncle Fred in my life
thank you again Audible
and thank you PG ‼️

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5 🌟 ANNA!

Revisado: 11-09-20

I read these books back in the '70s when they were new, fresh & exciting.

Funny thing is, they still are. And this book in particular glows with a rosey, loving light.

Having Kate Mulgrew,
-best narrator since
Jane Entwhistle,
voice Anna Madrigal
was a brilliant decision and a spiritual experience.
Especially in the end when Anna bestows her blessings on
Brian Hawkins and also when she's describing the monarch butterfly.

I cried so hard during this book,
but it was always
Tears mixed with Joy.
Like Dolly Parton said in
Steel Magnolias,
the best emotion.

It reminded me so much of my youth.

I'm so happy Armistead wrote this book and I fervently desire that there are more books to come.

Not just because
Armistead Maupin is one of the best writers ever,
but because I really want to know what happens to
Shawna's baby and Shawna
and I want to know what happens to
Brian and Wren
and I want to know what happens to
Michael and Ben,
and
Jake and Amos.
And Mary Anne...

Friends old and new.

But most
especially Michael Mouse,
as he holds a special, tender place in my heart.

When Armistead had
Michael have a seizure in the book,
I was sure he was going to be leaving us,
I was so relieved and so twistedly, hilariously amused, when
Mary Ann Singleton
was the first face he sees as he comes out of his death tremors.

In fucking Burning Man, of all settings.
Probably the Least likely
place you'd expect to see
our sweet naive Cleveland expat Mary Ann Singleton.

Only Armistead would have put Mary Ann in a dusty
pink & white candy stripers uniform and have her be there,
the first thing Michael Mouse sees when he wakes up.

Sheer Brilliance
Sheer Inspiration
Sheer Armistead

A gorgeous
warm, cozy fire blending
of the
present with the past.

All of them have become family to me.

One of the definitions of
bless
is to endow someone with a particular cherished thing
or attribute.

In this case,
bless you Armistead
for realizing and cultivating
and developing your unique gift.

Your particularly cherished gift
is your ability to put
pen to paper
and
bring emotions to life.

Bless you Armistead,
in the most faithful sense of the word,
for bringing these people into our hearts and minds and consciousness.

The world is an
infinitly better place
with you
and
your words
and
your imagination
in it.


david henry

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