Books 2011: remember the things that happened right here

[hawkwing_lb]

Books 2011: 66


66. Val McDermid, The Grave Tattoo.

Fruits of a raid on the parent's stack of library books. I stopped reading McDermid about a decade ago for reasons which seemed good to me at the time, but Grave Tattoo is an interesting character-driven excursion into academic quests, historical conspiracy theories, and murder. Although the fact that murder is occuring is not made clear until about three-quarters of the way through, and the ultimately uncovered villain felt like a bit of a cop-out, to be honest. (Also, cheating POV! That was cheating! I cry foul!)

I enjoyed it, all told, even if I probably wouldn't have picked it out for myself.

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Presentation tomorrow. Well, at least I'm significantly saner than last week. So I should be able to get through it. Afterwards I can think about all the other things I'm not thinking about right now.

That makes sense, right?

Comments

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Ah, Val McDermuid..good stuff. Some of the slang is tricky, but I have a friendly Scotswoman over here to provide some background.

And yes, you can think about those things later, because that will be a better time to think about them. Not-thinking is a survival mechanism.

Good luck with the presentation! You'll knock their socks off, you will. ;-)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I will certainly attempt some knocking. :)

[jennygadget.livejournal.com]

gah!

I forgot to wish you good luck. GOOD LUCK. you will be awesome.

* is a bad friend *

* hopes you get this in time *

well, I suppose my ranting helped distract you at least?

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

You are not a bad friend. You are a good friend. :)

Thanks. Not sure how awesome I was, but it's done now.

[clarentine]

The best thing about deadlines is that, once you've met them, they're in the past. >:-) Best wishes for a quick and painless run-up to your presentation. I'm sure you'll do well.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

That is indeed the best thing about deadlines. :P