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Books 69-71
Aug. 22nd, 2009 06:25 pm 69) If I Ever Return Pretty Peggy-O: I was very favorably impressed by Sharon McCrumb's submission to Ed McBain's _Transgressions_ so I decided to give one of her actual books a go. Much like her novella, _Peggy-O_ is billed as a thriller but really isn't: it's a character study of small town appalachia. This book purported to be about a folk singer, freshly moved to a small town, being stalked by a killer. it's actually about the impact of the Veit Nam war on Appalachia's baby boomers. That doesn't make it a bad book, but it does suffer from some usual boomer angst and misconceptions, but at least the author acknwoeldges the inanity of some fo the ideas her characters are spouting. I'll likely read more of her, but I won't look to buy the next one.
70) Cauldron: Quite likely the last of Jack McDevit's _Patricia Hutchens_ novels this one is fully of his usual big idea science fiction and depressingly realisitic view of human nature and politics. I really enjoyed it, and accepted the resolution of the Omega cloud myster that has been central to the stories. I still haven't read his _Talent for War_ books, but I should try them.
71) Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones: New Girl Genius! Yea! They've started roping some of the older supporting cast back into the story, and the younger generation is beginning to coalesce into their new political model, so the book is an absolute joy on many levels. One thing that continues to amaze me is that the Foglio's have developed dozens of very interesting characters and manage to give each of them chances to shine in every book - no mean feat.
70) Cauldron: Quite likely the last of Jack McDevit's _Patricia Hutchens_ novels this one is fully of his usual big idea science fiction and depressingly realisitic view of human nature and politics. I really enjoyed it, and accepted the resolution of the Omega cloud myster that has been central to the stories. I still haven't read his _Talent for War_ books, but I should try them.
71) Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones: New Girl Genius! Yea! They've started roping some of the older supporting cast back into the story, and the younger generation is beginning to coalesce into their new political model, so the book is an absolute joy on many levels. One thing that continues to amaze me is that the Foglio's have developed dozens of very interesting characters and manage to give each of them chances to shine in every book - no mean feat.
