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Comment on Adventures with Napoleon by jun

jun — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:51:39 +0000

I can’t think of a print equivalent for manga. Usually I just scour the Advanced Search function on Amazon by publisher and month. :)

Comment on Adventures with Napoleon by K

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 06:24:44 +0000

I must have found out about Pink Carnation when I was skimming through all those professional magazines that pile up at work. The description hit enough of my button-words that I picked it up.

I must say, in terms of alerting one to newly available books PW, Booklist and Library Journal are extremely efficient. Except of course in manga, graphic novels and technology. :P

Comment on Adventures with Napoleon by jun

jun — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:16:15 +0000

Both sound so awesome. I own the first several of the Temeraire books, but haven't read them yet, but have never heard of the Pink Carnation series before. Count me in!

Comment on Warriors of Alavna by K

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:52:26 +0000

Well. Compared to a lot of the writers we’ve read, she’s pretty good. I don’t think she’s especially weaker than the average YA or children’s chapter book writer. What the entire field is suffering from is a lack of good editing. :(

Comment on Warriors of Alavna by J

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 04:50:20 +0000

I should leave this comment over on TT, but I may forget it before then!

You say she’s a good writer. Obviously from my review, I disagree. I think she’s a mediocre writer who needed a good editor.

However, I didn’t catch on to the change in styles from Ursula and Dan’s viewpoints. So good catch. It makes me think a little better of the writer. A little.

Comment on Old Favorites by K

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:43:41 +0000

Yeah, Ackroyd is pretty early on. It’s #8 maybe. It’s one of the few where I usually remember who did it — quite a few of hers I never can recall even if I’ve read them more than once.

Comment on Old Favorites by jun

jun — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:07:56 +0000

I need to resume my Christie read-through. I've read 3, so I think I've only a few to go before I get to Roger Ackroyd.

Comment on Four Fun by jun

jun — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:05:23 +0000

Oh? Got any particular recommendations in that line?

Comment on Four Fun by K

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:37:11 +0000

I probably wouldn’t bother with them if not for the show. I like the humor, but there are other humorous mysteries that don’t have the crutch/aid of a tv show to add to their meta-amusingness.

Comment on Four Fun by jun

jun — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:31:20 +0000

Finally I have read Naked Heat and can come back and read what you had to say about it. I definitely agree that this installment stands alone much better. As it stands now I’d probably read the series even if it had no bearing to the show. The mysteries are still kind of meh but I like the humor.

“… odd sock.”