What I've been reading and sewing

I've been working on various different sewing projects.  I meant to post this sooner, but here are pictures of a doll dress I finished this summer:



Eventually I might add the daisy trim to the hem and sleeves.

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Just when Ishmael, the narrator, finished talking about whales and whaling, and the book seemed to be returning to the plot, permanently, I thought I would finish Moby-Dick in no time at all, and that the last 100 pages would be really good.  Wrong.  The book took a turn for the worse. More about that when I write the book review.  I will be very glad, indeed, to finish it; though I'm wondering now if the book really is a worthwhile read or not.  I also re-watched part of the 1956 film, and the comparison with the book was very interesting.  Am looking forward to re-watching the last part!

Another disappointment was Skybreaker, the sequel to Airborn.  The plot seemed very exciting, but there was some objectionable content in the second chapter, so I'll be returning it to the library.  It's too bad...the first book was pretty good.

I also started reading The Count of Monte Cristo.  It has such excellent reviews on Amazon that I'm pretty sure I'll like it.  Despite being longer(!!!!!) than The Lord of the Rings, it's very fast-paced and readable (I got the Oxford World's Classics edition).  It's interesting, too, but already it's a sad story. 

Finally, I should finish re-reading Alice in Wonderland, and also probably finish The Enchanted Places.