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