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Sarah Caudwell Thus Was Adonis Murdered
Hee. Over-the-top murder mystery, although the mystery part of it seemed very secondary to the dry humour and arch dialogue. Light and enjoyable.
Douglas Coupland Souvenir of Canada 2
I'm a sucker for books about Canada.
Jennifer Crusie Manhunting
If you've never read Jennifer Crusie, this is not the book to start with: it's one of her really early works, and has a terrible premise and a somewhat irritating ending. Still, Crusie manages to be more entertaining, even in her lesser works, than most writers in this genre.
Cory Doctorow Eastern Standard Tribe
I found the basic premise behind this novel to be fascinating -- that the development of friendships/working relationships through the internet has caused a shift in many peoples' living patterns, as they realign their lives to fit in with the time zone of the people they have the most in common with, and form "tribes" based on the commonality of interests rather than proximity. The book itself was pretty standard proto-cyberpunk, but it was fun, and I enjoyed it.
Karen Joy Fowler Sister Noon
This was a great book. Set in San Francisco during the 1890s, it follows the intertwining lives of Lizzie Hayes, a middle-aged spinster with a rich imagination, and Mrs. Pleasant, whose varied histories paint her as a former slave and a wealthy widow, among other things. All of the characters are richly drawn, as is San Francisco itself. Excellent.
Tom Perrotta Little Children
Eh. I liked the writing, and I think I might try something else by him, but I'm so not interested in the daily angst of people I don't know who are struggling with marriages and small children, even if they are supposedly my peers.
Julia Quinn To Sir Phillip, With Love
Apparently I am now not only willing to admit that I read romance novels, but I'm also willing to read them in public. When did I become that person? Oh well, any judgements that are being made about me based on my reading material are probably accurate. Anyway, this book, despite the ungainly title and the presence of children (who I really don't want to see in my romance novels), was very fun and cleverly written, and now I have a new author to search out.
I also read many Gordon Korman MacDonald Hall books. So much fun. Although it was weird to read the updated versions.
Hee. Over-the-top murder mystery, although the mystery part of it seemed very secondary to the dry humour and arch dialogue. Light and enjoyable.
Douglas Coupland Souvenir of Canada 2
I'm a sucker for books about Canada.
Jennifer Crusie Manhunting
If you've never read Jennifer Crusie, this is not the book to start with: it's one of her really early works, and has a terrible premise and a somewhat irritating ending. Still, Crusie manages to be more entertaining, even in her lesser works, than most writers in this genre.
Cory Doctorow Eastern Standard Tribe
I found the basic premise behind this novel to be fascinating -- that the development of friendships/working relationships through the internet has caused a shift in many peoples' living patterns, as they realign their lives to fit in with the time zone of the people they have the most in common with, and form "tribes" based on the commonality of interests rather than proximity. The book itself was pretty standard proto-cyberpunk, but it was fun, and I enjoyed it.
Karen Joy Fowler Sister Noon
This was a great book. Set in San Francisco during the 1890s, it follows the intertwining lives of Lizzie Hayes, a middle-aged spinster with a rich imagination, and Mrs. Pleasant, whose varied histories paint her as a former slave and a wealthy widow, among other things. All of the characters are richly drawn, as is San Francisco itself. Excellent.
Tom Perrotta Little Children
Eh. I liked the writing, and I think I might try something else by him, but I'm so not interested in the daily angst of people I don't know who are struggling with marriages and small children, even if they are supposedly my peers.
Julia Quinn To Sir Phillip, With Love
Apparently I am now not only willing to admit that I read romance novels, but I'm also willing to read them in public. When did I become that person? Oh well, any judgements that are being made about me based on my reading material are probably accurate. Anyway, this book, despite the ungainly title and the presence of children (who I really don't want to see in my romance novels), was very fun and cleverly written, and now I have a new author to search out.
I also read many Gordon Korman MacDonald Hall books. So much fun. Although it was weird to read the updated versions.