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What am I reading now?
Strange Images of Death, byBeverly ClearlyBarbara Cleverly (sorry about the confusion, brain glitch from not having the book in front of me). Mystery novel, which I have been working my way through slowly; I think the author is playing fair with us, but I'm not feeling well connected to the characters, and am not sure if that's because I put the book down for a while mid-unpacking, or if the detachment is actually in the book, let alone whether it's deliberate if so. The detective was supposed to be on vacation, and is being drawn into things; the book begins with a flashback to a murder, from the killer's viewpoint, and then wanders off into other things. I assume Clearly is planning to pull this all together. It's set in France between the wars, but the detective is English.
What have I read recently?
Whispers Underground, by Ben Aaronovitch. This is third in a series of books about a London police officer and magician-in-training, in a world where almost nobody believes in magic. Along with dealing with crime and paranormal weirdness, he and his very small department are also dealing with the Met Police hierarchy. Good, in a humorous vein—the humor is part of the story and characterization, not "let me tell you a joke." This is third in a series that starts with Moon over Soho; I thought I had read the second but am now wondering. The viewpoint character is Black British, his parents having immigrated from Ghana, and connected to that immigrant community as well as his London upbringing; the characters described by skin color are the "white boys."
What am I going to read next?
Probably either
King of Morning, Queen of Day, by Ian McDonald or A Queer History of the United States, by Michael Bronski, unless something else jumps out at me during the unpacking. If I start reading faster, I will go back to doing these posts weekly.
Strange Images of Death, by
What have I read recently?
Whispers Underground, by Ben Aaronovitch. This is third in a series of books about a London police officer and magician-in-training, in a world where almost nobody believes in magic. Along with dealing with crime and paranormal weirdness, he and his very small department are also dealing with the Met Police hierarchy. Good, in a humorous vein—the humor is part of the story and characterization, not "let me tell you a joke." This is third in a series that starts with Moon over Soho; I thought I had read the second but am now wondering. The viewpoint character is Black British, his parents having immigrated from Ghana, and connected to that immigrant community as well as his London upbringing; the characters described by skin color are the "white boys."
What am I going to read next?
Probably either
King of Morning, Queen of Day, by Ian McDonald or A Queer History of the United States, by Michael Bronski, unless something else jumps out at me during the unpacking. If I start reading faster, I will go back to doing these posts weekly.
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