The characters are great, and the conceit around the central murder (who/why/howdunnit) is convincing and interesting, but there is too much other stuff going on, much of it patently ludicrous. Time and time again, characters take absurdly stupid actions obviously doomed to failure, while the author provides zero explanation, simply pretending the actions make sense. The pointless fake abduction plot is only the most egregious example of this. I was sad not to like this as much as 1979, but it’s still a fun read overall.
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KittyClimpson finished reading 1989: An Allie Burns Novel by Val McDermid
The characters are great, and the conceit around the central murder (who/why/howdunnit) is convincing and interesting, but there is too much other stuff going on, much of it patently ludicrous. Time and time again, characters take absurdly stupid actions obviously doomed to failure, while the author provides zero explanation, simply pretending the actions make sense. The pointless fake abduction plot is only the most egregious example of this. I was sad not to like this as much as 1979, but it’s still a fun read overall.
KittyClimpson rated 1989: An Allie Burns Novel: 3 stars
KittyClimpson rated Anarchism : a very short introduction: 4 stars
KittyClimpson finished reading Anarchism : a very short introduction by Colin Ward
Enjoyed this, I generally do with these Very Short Introductions, I think they’re neat. Not terribly scholarly, but a ton of excellent information.
KittyClimpson rated 1979: 4 stars
1979 by Val McDermid
She's on the hunt for a killer story . . .
- It's the winter of discontent, and Allie …
KittyClimpson rated Artificial Condition: 5 stars
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells, Kevin R. Free (Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Artificial Condition continues The Murderbot Diaries, a science fiction series that tackles questions of the ethics of sentient robotics. It …
KittyClimpson rated King's Road: 5 stars
KittyClimpson rated The rings of Saturn: 5 stars
KittyClimpson finished reading The rings of Saturn by Winfried Georg Sebald
I absolutely loved this book
KittyClimpson rated A Restless Truth: 4 stars
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (The Last Binding, #2)
The most interesting things in Maud Blyth's life have happened to her brother Robin, but she's ready to join any …
KittyClimpson finished reading A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (The Last Binding, #2)
The most interesting things in Maud Blyth's life have happened to her brother Robin, but …
This was fine, bit of a romp which was certainly a change from the first part of the trilogy, and the romance didn’t really work for me, but a fun read.
KittyClimpson stopped reading The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. …
I’ve dropped the ball on this one, not sure why, as I was enjoying it, but somehow I got stuck. I’ll probably need to start again at the beginning when I pick it back up again (which I definitely want to!)
KittyClimpson rated Heaven Official's Blessing, Vol. 6: 4 stars
Heaven Official's Blessing, Vol. 6 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Heaven Official's Blessing, #6)
KittyClimpson commented on Heaven Official's Blessing, Vol. 6 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (Heaven Official's Blessing, #6)
I’m on record as finding Book 4 pretty hard work, but it was more fun this time round (for a given value of fun, obvs)