-t, I think I could get behind all the daily stories if I felt I got some sort of emotional catharsis at the end, but I didn't feel like any of the stories gave me a good pay off. Although, the opera riot was fun. I wanted to know more about the opera itself. I do love a good fantasy detective story, and would likely read it if she wrote another one because I really liked the narrator.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
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."
sj - Jul 10, 2021 7:59:05 am PDT #26784 of 27942
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t - Jul 10, 2021 10:57:39 am PDT #26785 of 27942
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yes, I want more Thara stories in particular. I love his combination of emotional damage and sincere desire to be of help wherever he can.
I was disappointed, now that I think about it, with not finding out what Tura’s secret was, but if the characters are content with that I suppose I should try to be as well. Or something.
Toddson - Jul 14, 2021 8:58:02 am PDT #26786 of 27942
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calculating Stars" is on sale on Amazon for $2.99. It's good ... I haven't read the sequels, but I enjoyed this.
Pix - Jul 14, 2021 9:03:26 am PDT #26787 of 27942
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I loved that whole series, but the first one was definitely the best.
dcp - Jul 14, 2021 9:16:04 am PDT #26788 of 27942
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
I tried The Calculating Stars earlier this year. The pilot/airplane/operations/maintenance/airshow/flying stuff was so badly done, I rage quit about a third of the way through, never made it to space.
Toddson - Jul 14, 2021 9:36:28 am PDT #26789 of 27942
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Sometimes, ignorance IS bliss (at least for reading).
-t - Jul 14, 2021 9:44:27 am PDT #26790 of 27942
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think I read a short story in that series but not the novels. Hm, 2.99 is still a little high for a kneejerk impulse buy, at least the day before payday...
meara - Jul 14, 2021 1:47:13 pm PDT #26791 of 27942
It’s probably available at your library, since it’s the first book and several more are out. I remember enjoying the first one but never read the others!
-t - Jul 14, 2021 2:26:46 pm PDT #26792 of 27942
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I decided that I could take the $3 risk
ETA because what I need is more to read. I'm almost finished with Bleak House and I only had 2 books that I pre-ordered and forgot about pop onto my reader this week so my TBR pile is not quite overwhelming enough
-t - Jul 15, 2021 1:30:11 pm PDT #26793 of 27942
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Finished Bleak House, yay! I'm glad you said it was a soap opera before I started, Jesse, that put me in the right frame of mind. I was way more worried about that whole Jarndyce-Woodcourt-Summerson situation than the Jarndyce and Jarndyce suit, but that also worked out better so all to the good. For some reason I keep wanting to call Esther Summerson "Ethel Summersby" which makes searching the text pretty frustrating, but after a rocky start when I wasn't sure I'd make it through the parts she narrates I did grow pretty fond of her. Bucket will be an excellent addition to my informal database of early detectives, quite a departure from the Dupin mold! I started watching the 2005 PBS miniseries (with Gillian Anderson) and it might be a little too This is Serious Art for me, Dickens's little winks and nods to the reader are my favorite parts, but I'm not giving up on it yet. I was hoping that the performance would clarify why everyone seems to enjoy Skimpole's company so much but they seem to have opted for less universal fondness instead. Ah well. I might give the Diana Rigg version a try also, or I might decided I've had enough of Bleak House, we'll see.
Mystery of Edwin Drood up next, although I will be taking a bit of a break to enjoy While We Were Dating and maybe some other books that have come my way...