Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH , by Robert C. O'Brien (reread) I must've read this book a dozen times by now, but I hadn't for years. Maybe since high school? Anyway it held up wonderfully - they're so beautifully civilised, and everything makes sense. T he Golden Notebook , by Doris Lessing Doris Lessing is a writer of genius, and I'm barely equipped to read her, let alone review her. This book made me feel deeply and think hard, and it had chunky tasty bites of wisdom and/or beauty... read more