Yes, I did say I would post about books read. Have not been doing much of this, as I also said, because all my leisure has been taken up with reading and writing fanfic and watching television. Ah, decadence. Not that reading books isn't.
Anyway. I finally got to reading Repeating History by M.M. Justus (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
mmegaera) and I really enjoyed it; it's a lot of fun. You know I am a sucker for time travel plots, and this is the classic paradox, the man who ends up becoming his own great-grandfather. Actually, the "classic paradox" aspect isn't delved into too much, but the emotional punch is certainly there, though I personally would have been a little more freaked out at going to bed with my great-grandmother. Though by the time that aspect of things hits home, I suppose he's pretty thoroughly immersed in his new selfhood; there's plenty of lovely freaking out earlier. Charley is an attractive, well-fleshed-out protagonist, the settings are great (Yellowstone geyser as time travel device, yes indeedy) and the research is wholly evident but not intrusive. This book and her next are available as e-books only (you can find info here) and this one is, just noting, pretty darn cheap, so if you wanted to download it as a backup book (the "oh dear, two hours in line to vote, better pull out the Kindle" sort of thing) I'd say it would be an excellent choice. I may do this with True Gold. Definitely looking forward to reading that.
I also read Laura Lippman's latest, And When She Was Good - I don't think Lippman is capable of writing a bad book, though this wasn't one of my top five or anything. It's the Suburban Madam story, Her Dangerous, Criminal Yet Slightly Boring Life And How She Got There, and it's got lots of interesting twists and turns and the protagonist is sorta likeable, though she doesn't have a Heart Of Gold, more like iron.
And I read a Chief Inspector Gamache novel by Louise Penny, A Trick of the Light, which I thought was great. I'll be going back to read the earlier ones. Great characters, interesting Quebec setting, compelling writing, the sort of writing that makes you stop and think about the imagery and metaphors (sometimes I said, "whoa, that doesn't work," but still was intrigued) while enjoying the story.
And that's all the recent reading, aside from the Classic Work But I Won't Mention Which that is going to help me with the Lewis Secret Santa.
Now back for a bit to the why-does-this-work-so-well crossover cascading out of my fingers...
Anyway. I finally got to reading Repeating History by M.M. Justus (
mmegaera) and I really enjoyed it; it's a lot of fun. You know I am a sucker for time travel plots, and this is the classic paradox, the man who ends up becoming his own great-grandfather. Actually, the "classic paradox" aspect isn't delved into too much, but the emotional punch is certainly there, though I personally would have been a little more freaked out at going to bed with my great-grandmother. Though by the time that aspect of things hits home, I suppose he's pretty thoroughly immersed in his new selfhood; there's plenty of lovely freaking out earlier. Charley is an attractive, well-fleshed-out protagonist, the settings are great (Yellowstone geyser as time travel device, yes indeedy) and the research is wholly evident but not intrusive. This book and her next are available as e-books only (you can find info here) and this one is, just noting, pretty darn cheap, so if you wanted to download it as a backup book (the "oh dear, two hours in line to vote, better pull out the Kindle" sort of thing) I'd say it would be an excellent choice. I may do this with True Gold. Definitely looking forward to reading that.I also read Laura Lippman's latest, And When She Was Good - I don't think Lippman is capable of writing a bad book, though this wasn't one of my top five or anything. It's the Suburban Madam story, Her Dangerous, Criminal Yet Slightly Boring Life And How She Got There, and it's got lots of interesting twists and turns and the protagonist is sorta likeable, though she doesn't have a Heart Of Gold, more like iron.
And I read a Chief Inspector Gamache novel by Louise Penny, A Trick of the Light, which I thought was great. I'll be going back to read the earlier ones. Great characters, interesting Quebec setting, compelling writing, the sort of writing that makes you stop and think about the imagery and metaphors (sometimes I said, "whoa, that doesn't work," but still was intrigued) while enjoying the story.
And that's all the recent reading, aside from the Classic Work But I Won't Mention Which that is going to help me with the Lewis Secret Santa.
Now back for a bit to the why-does-this-work-so-well crossover cascading out of my fingers...
