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Randomness x3
Jun. 11th, 2008 06:32 pmRandomness 1: I've been trying to figure this out. It took me a while to figure out what the author was actually saying (sentence construction: a lost art), and when I did get the gist, I was inclined to call troll. On the other hand -- actual journalist in actual (well, Murdorch-owned) newspaper.
Randomness 2: Last night I dreamed that Stephanie Meyer wrote a book about a teenage girl who breaks into prison to kill the man who raped her, only instead she falls in love with him. To prove that he's not the right man for her, he breaks out and murders her father. When I woke up, I spent a good few minutes wondering if (a) that had been written yet and (b) if my subconscious had come up with the next great teen novel.
Randomness 3: I tried to read the first Elizabeth George novel, because people kept recommending the Lynley series for Wimsey fans. For some reason, the comparison led me to think George's books would be good. I frankly feel a little cheated; I already have one sleuthing aristocrat in my life (*tips hat to Lord Peter*), I don't need two. In any case, Lynley is a pale copy, and eccentric aristocrats are lovely in the Thirties, slightly embarrassing in the Eighties. (I kept getting sidetracked wondering how he managed to be so rich, and have a vast estate, what with forty years of death taxes and all. Lynley probably voted for Thatcher.) It was a bit like reading about Princess Diana fighting crime, although I'd actually read that, whereas I dropped this one as soon as a better book came along.
Randomness 2: Last night I dreamed that Stephanie Meyer wrote a book about a teenage girl who breaks into prison to kill the man who raped her, only instead she falls in love with him. To prove that he's not the right man for her, he breaks out and murders her father. When I woke up, I spent a good few minutes wondering if (a) that had been written yet and (b) if my subconscious had come up with the next great teen novel.
Randomness 3: I tried to read the first Elizabeth George novel, because people kept recommending the Lynley series for Wimsey fans. For some reason, the comparison led me to think George's books would be good. I frankly feel a little cheated; I already have one sleuthing aristocrat in my life (*tips hat to Lord Peter*), I don't need two. In any case, Lynley is a pale copy, and eccentric aristocrats are lovely in the Thirties, slightly embarrassing in the Eighties. (I kept getting sidetracked wondering how he managed to be so rich, and have a vast estate, what with forty years of death taxes and all. Lynley probably voted for Thatcher.) It was a bit like reading about Princess Diana fighting crime, although I'd actually read that, whereas I dropped this one as soon as a better book came along.
