Gah, The Valley of Fear is boring. I've come to the conclusion that three of the four Sherlock Holmes novels suffer the same problem: prolonged dwelling upon the gritty circumstances that created the past wrong that has somehow come back to haunt a personage concerned with the crime that Holmes is investigating. Perhaps it's only the passage of time, but I don't recall A … [Read more...] about The Valley of Dreary
Books
Reactions, of the Lukewarm and Surprisingly Pleased Varieties
First, the Lukewarm: I recently finished the PC game Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None. I'm not sure I can describe it well without being spoilery, but it was rather odd. Although the voice acting was very good, the graphics (particularly of characters) were pretty weird-looking, and even in my limited experience, I've seen better in games that are older (Syberia). … [Read more...] about Reactions, of the Lukewarm and Surprisingly Pleased Varieties
I Tried
I adore Hugh Laurie, so I really did try to read his novel, The Gun Seller. But I got to page 61-something and still really didn't care about the protagonist or the plot. It wasn't bad, and the writing was pretty quippy and amusing. I think the main issue is that it's a spy genre spoof and that one either ought to've read spy genre novels to get the spoofage or have general … [Read more...] about I Tried
Pangs
Man, I am hungry. I've been sick the past few days and haven't really felt much like eating, but today I am ravenous. Hopefully this is a sign that things are improving. It hasn't been an utterly debilitating variety of sick, but I've felt pretty listless and my stomach has been tetchy. Some comments on recent books: Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix I'd been curious about … [Read more...] about Pangs