There are several mystery writers I read without caring a single little bit who killed whom. Sarah Caudwell comes to mind -- I'm there for the dialogue, not the plot. I read Jonathan Gash for the antique neepery.
Shh! I kinda wanna hear me talking right now!
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Betsy HP - May 22, 2005 3:28:45 pm PDT #7766 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Jesse - May 22, 2005 3:33:46 pm PDT #7767 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Actually, I own Mrs. Charles Wuertzer (she put a return address label in the books) for much of my mystery reading habits. Almost all the books I bought at the rummage sales (Ellery Queen, Perry Mason, Nero Wolfe, Agatha Christies) were hers first.
That's fantastic.
Calli - May 23, 2005 6:23:35 am PDT #7768 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Like I said, I don't think Anita's jumped any of her were-lovers while they weren't human.
(Spoilers for Incubus Dreams): She kinda sorta does, in ID. Well, the guys are sort of in a half-way stage, anyway. How fuzzy do they have to be to count?
I used to re-read my Martha Grimes a whole lot more than I did, but now I just re-read the Melrose Plant portions.
I do this, too. In spite of him not quite working with the character description (piercing green eyes, etc.) I tend to picture Melrose being played by ASH.
sumi - May 23, 2005 12:18:58 pm PDT #7769 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
The Mythopoeic Society announces it's award winners.
Yeah, that word really seemed like it oughta have a "t", but guess what? It doesn't!
Consuela - May 23, 2005 3:39:26 pm PDT #7770 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cool. I just started reading that Kage Baker novel.
Fred Pete - May 23, 2005 4:40:01 pm PDT #7771 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Calli, in response to your spoiler font, Alec Baldwin is fully human , AFAWeK.
Calli - May 24, 2005 4:07:45 am PDT #7772 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Much to Kim's relief, I'm sure. Although, if we're wrong, that might explain the break-up. She seems more like vamp bait to me. Maybe it's her role in Batman.
§ ita § - May 24, 2005 7:07:11 am PDT #7773 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold -- erinaceous gave the heads up that the third Chalion book is out today.
sarameg - May 24, 2005 3:08:33 pm PDT #7774 of 10002
Anybody read her before? She was just interviewed on a local radio show, and it was hilarious. Totally dishing dirt on Revolutionary society.
Strix - May 24, 2005 4:34:28 pm PDT #7775 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
The name is familiar, though I can't remember reading anything specific by her.
That sounds like a fun read, though. I'll have to give it a look; I'm trying to find novels I can tie into American history classes for interdisciplinary stuff.