[books 2008] more books
May. 8th, 2008 05:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
inulroBrief, because it's been a while:
21. A Dark Dividing by Sarah Rayne
One of those trashy thrillers that isn't really all that good but that I just couldn't put down. There's a mystery in the present and one in the past; I thought the people in the present would be investigating the past, and they sort of do, but the story is largely told in two parallel streams. Exactly the sort of thing I need for early morning public transport.
22. Spider Light by Sarah Rayne
More of the same, but not as good despite being written later.
23. The Secret Life of Laszlo Almasy, the Real English Patient by John Bierman
I first heard about Almasy in The Search for Zerzura and he seemed to be a fascinating character, so I was quite excited when this book came out. It's a bit of a disappointment, though, mainly because a lot of the documents relating to Almasy's life have been destroyed or lost. Still worth reading.
24. The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes edited by Mike Ashley
Does exactly what it says in the title. As is the way of these collections, widely variable in quality. Everyone who writes crime set in LA wants to be Raymond Chandler, but a couple of the imitations aren't bad. This was the only book I took on holiday and I had really had enough of impossible crimes by the end! Probably should be ingested in smaller doses. Am unlikely to read it again so if anyone wants it, let me know.
21. A Dark Dividing by Sarah Rayne
One of those trashy thrillers that isn't really all that good but that I just couldn't put down. There's a mystery in the present and one in the past; I thought the people in the present would be investigating the past, and they sort of do, but the story is largely told in two parallel streams. Exactly the sort of thing I need for early morning public transport.
22. Spider Light by Sarah Rayne
More of the same, but not as good despite being written later.
23. The Secret Life of Laszlo Almasy, the Real English Patient by John Bierman
I first heard about Almasy in The Search for Zerzura and he seemed to be a fascinating character, so I was quite excited when this book came out. It's a bit of a disappointment, though, mainly because a lot of the documents relating to Almasy's life have been destroyed or lost. Still worth reading.
24. The Mammoth Book of Locked-Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes edited by Mike Ashley
Does exactly what it says in the title. As is the way of these collections, widely variable in quality. Everyone who writes crime set in LA wants to be Raymond Chandler, but a couple of the imitations aren't bad. This was the only book I took on holiday and I had really had enough of impossible crimes by the end! Probably should be ingested in smaller doses. Am unlikely to read it again so if anyone wants it, let me know.
