There's a story arc in which it turns out Pendergast's wife, presumed eaten by a lion years before, is alive and hiding from some neo-Nazis who are running a eugenic program (she's part of it). There's the discovery that her death was not an accident (her gun was loaded with blanks), then who was responsible, then that she's alive ... and so on.
I was under the impression that I was your big comfy blanky.
Oz ,'Him'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Toddson - Aug 20, 2013 11:14:53 am PDT #21284 of 28406
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2013 11:16:23 am PDT #21285 of 28406
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Pendergast's wife, presumed eaten by a lion years before
...What.
is alive and hiding from some neo-Nazis
...Okay.
who are running a eugenic program
...Um?
(she's part of it)
...I see.
EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2013 11:16:41 am PDT #21286 of 28406
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Oh, wow. And I thought the zombie thing was gonna be ridiculous...
Toddson - Aug 20, 2013 11:23:27 am PDT #21287 of 28406
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
It's just ... it's one of those things I dislike - it's kind of like when CSI: Miami was all about Horatio Cain and the angst of having his wife shot. All personal angst, spread over several books. And, yeah, he's just a little too perfect for my taste.
flea - Aug 20, 2013 11:24:03 am PDT #21288 of 28406
information libertarian
I learned today that a friend of mine used to be Elmore Leonard's gardener in Detroit. She describes him as "truly sweet" an apparently he liked peanuts so much she spent a lot of time removing peanut shells from flower beds.
Polgara - Aug 20, 2013 12:28:35 pm PDT #21289 of 28406
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
I agree with Toddson, the Helen Pendergast "trilogy" made me want to beat my head against a wall. Same with the preceding Diogenes "trilogy". (Trilogy in quotes, 'cause each storyline got THREE ENTIRE BOOKS, but I'm not sure they were billed as a trilogy.)
Calli - Aug 20, 2013 1:58:51 pm PDT #21290 of 28406
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
RIP Leonard, indeed. The man had an amazing hand with dialog.
EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2013 2:12:29 pm PDT #21291 of 28406
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I agree with Toddson, the Helen Pendergast "trilogy" made me want to beat my head against a wall. Same with the preceding Diogenes "trilogy". (Trilogy in quotes, 'cause each storyline got THREE ENTIRE BOOKS, but I'm not sure they were billed as a trilogy.)
I'm pretty sure I got through the Diogenes Trilogy before I wandered off last time. I don't think I started Helen's. Maybe I better just get out while the gettin's good.
dcp - Aug 20, 2013 2:31:35 pm PDT #21292 of 28406
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I don't care for the Preston&Child books, but I liked Preston's Cities of Gold - A Journey Across the American Soutwest [link] very much.
Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2013 5:11:43 am PDT #21293 of 28406
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
The Onion's Elmore Leonard obit: [link]