What I liked about original Anita was her being the voice of reason. Plus the determination: the little bitch just would not tolerate seeing anybody getting hurt on her watch, and this seemed to come from her basic humanity, which made her a pretty good class protector IMHO.
Heh. When I had a crappy temp job doing front desk and snotty people would demand my name, I would tell them it was Anita Blake. That was fun.
edit: oh thanks, now I'm visualizing Ewan McGregor and I just can't stop. Yum.
It's definitely the library for this one. I'm sorry that I bought the last one, even.
On a brighter note: Betsy, I bought the Rachel Caine "Weather Warden" books on your recommendation, and enjoyed them very much. I'm very glad that I didn't read the back-cover blurb of the second book until after reading the first. Way to totally give away the ending. Now I'm on tenterhooks for the next one and looking forward to lending them out to get my friends addicted. Thank you!
More on the Anne Rice kerfuffle.
I just got the first Weather Warden book and plan to start it tonight.
Here you go: Anne Rice: looney or egotist?
Is it wrong that my response to that whole thing was BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ?
Really, Anne. Is this
really
the best way to inflame engage your readers?
ION, I couldn't even buy the latest Anita Blake. I love eroticism in horror, but what everyone else said. When the corpse is preferable to the sex, you have a problem.
I finished it last night. I admit, I gave about three minutes to each chapter.
There is damned little non-sexual content. And it's not great porn, either. Seriously. This isn't even a fun wallow. It is a waste of money, paper and time.
I have to buy the LKH anyway. I must know.
Don't buy the new LKH. Buy the new Terry Pratchett instead.
bon, this is what libraries are for.
I have to buy the LKH anyway. I must know.
Buy it from Betsy at a discount. You both win.