Animal Farm by George Orwell

Somehow I never read this one in high school. It wasn't a long read and I enjoyed the allegory. The theme was obvious even if you did have the background knowledge of the farm compared to the rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Lord Acton's quote "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely" popped into my head as I finished this book.

This was for my dystopian classic read.

The Monogram Murders

I picked this up quickly when I was leaving the library. Therefore I didn't realize until I got home that an impostor was trying to make money off of a famous writer.  I gave it a try anyway. And I was not only disappointed but angry. If you are a writer then write something that comes from inside you not using someone else notoriety to fill your pockets. This book was hyped as being a Hercule Poirot mystery. I did not recognize the character name Poirot in the book to even come close to Agatha Christie creation. Sophie Hannah should apologies to all the Christie fans.