Catching up

Jun. 9th, 2007 11:05 pm
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I lost internet access for a week, which was good in overall terms of getting work done, but less good in the specific work I needed internet access for, which is now somewhat imminent. To deal with this stress I read more books. This post gets me down to a backlog of three, although an anime/manga post is definitely lurking in my future.

The best we can do, Sybille Bedford. )

Holocaust tours, Julian Novitz. )

The Demon and the City, Liz Williams. )

Death of a Murderer, Rupert Thomson. )

On, Off. Colleen McCullough. )

Phoenix and Ashes, Mercedes Lackey. )

How Ethel Hollister became a Campfire Girl, Irene Elliot Benson. )

Moroccan Traffic, Dorothy Dunnett. )
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I’ll save more detailed comments on these until I’ve finished the series. So far, I like the Scottish and Italian settings best, and the astronomer and the make-up artist narrators. All good, twisty, books. Excellent use of settings without ever making the reader feel like they’ve wandered into a guidebook with an unusually high body count, great suspense sequences, and a fascinating look at that time period between sexual freedom and women’s liberation.

Rum Affair/Dolly and the Singing Bird/The Photogenic Soprano. )

Ibiza Surprise/Dolly and the Cookie Bird/Murder in the Round. )

Roman Nights/Dolly and the Starry Bird/Murder in Focus. )
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So, if I’ve been thinking about Dunnett – why not read her? Because if I re-read the Lymond books I will lose at least a week – probably two, as I shall drag out my reading of Pawn in Frankincense for days and then go and track down both Dunnett companions, any related books and the Lonely Planet guide to Byzantium – and be of no use to anyone in the process. However, I’d never read the Dolly series, and I found the first one waiting patiently for me in a second-hand bookshop while looking for King Hereafter.

Tropical Issue, by Dorothy Dunnett (also published as Dolly and the Bird of Paradise). )

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