[books 2007] nothing of substance

[inulro]

67. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

Not a Charlie Parker mystery, but a dark fairy tale/fantasy about a very disturbed 12 year old boy who finds his way to an alternate world. Some gorgeous prose, and I really liked it up to the point at which the protagonist ends up in the other world, but the fairy tale world did very little for me and I ended up being disappointed. Probably because it's John Connolly and I had rather high expectations, especially as this apparently is selling better than the Charlie Parker novels.

68. The Final Programme by Michael Moorcock
This month's Bibliogoths selection.

Two words:

Austin Powers

I might come back and write more after the meeting on Sunday.

69. Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Another stinking cold, but I skipped the Terry Pratchett this time round.

Found this in a charity shop recently and couldn't resist. It's well written for trash, but it's still trash. It's pretty compelling (mostly in a train-wreck kind of way), and I know it's been really popular forever, but I'm still not sure how it came to be published as a "Virago Modern Classic". It was a very odd experience - I really don't read girly stuff or anything where love stories are the important strands at all.

Comments

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Sure! I'll read it while lounging in bed eating bonbons and working my way through a pitcher of martinis. :P

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Ok. I'll get it in the post in the reasonably near future.