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An excellent mystery with Rabbi Small going to Israel. Back to A Wizard's Holiday... |
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![]() So, all things considered, I changed course and am about a quarter of the way through With the Lightnings. So far, it's okay. The main character feels a lot like Dudley Moore's Arthur in space, but not quite so useless. Given that there are several more books about him, and that the series doesn't appear to be comedy, I'm hoping that he'll change his ways before the end of the book. If that's the plan, I can accept it as necessary that we see the "before" persona as a baseline to show his growth. Still lots of pages left for story and character development, after all... |
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Finished Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from the Old West by Chris Enss.
Starting on The Bourne Identity, I think. |
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Finished The North Water by Ian McGuire. Long-listed for the Man Booker, and subject of some discussion here because of it's dark nature. It was almost unremittingly bleak, but then I imagine that's a pretty true reflection of life on a whaling ship in the Artic back in the nineteenth century. To say I enjoyed it might be a bit strong, but it was an experience I'm glad to have had, and gave it a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
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But not everyone's cup of tea, I concur. PS. And now I'm reading a cosy Hamish Macbeth mystery by MC Beaton. The very antithesis to help me heal ![]() Last edited by orlok; 09-27-2016 at 04:15 PM. |
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Everyone's entitled to their opinions, of course. I just found no redemption at all.
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I agree that there was probably not much in the way of sunshine when it came to 19th century whaling vessels. I was fine with that portrayal, actually. But the author went way beyond an "accurate portrayal of the times" in my opinion. He was shoe-horning bizarrely grotesque minutiae (and not just about whaling) into every nook and cranny he could find. All in all, though, I knew there were many people who took away something from the book they could appreciate. I respect the Man Booker longlist more than just about any other literary award (The Giller is right up there too). It made the list for a reason. But the bleakness, the misanthropy, and the grotesquerie just felt contrived, overdone and often unnecessary to me - a gimmick. I think McGuire's skills are good enough to not need a gimmick like that. *shrug* Last edited by DiapDealer; 09-27-2016 at 04:56 PM. |
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Oh, do, by all means. Easily one of my all time favourites.
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