Books, again
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hawkwing_lbBooks 2008: 43-48
43. Mercedes Lackey, Reserved for the Cat
Someone tell me why I bothered? Very light, very straightforward, and quite formulaic.
44. Sonny Whitelaw and Elizabeth Christensen, Stargate Atlantis: Blood Ties.
Entertaining. Perfect train reading.
45. Suzanne Wood, Stargate SG-1: The Barque of Heaven
See above, except with less angst and wittier dialogue.
46. Mark Del Franco, Unquiet Dreams
I really like Del Franco's urban fantasy. Connor Grey, formerly a high-powered investigator with significant magical talents, has been reduced to consulting for the Boston P.D. due to an accident that stripped him of his powers. An odd murder and a mysterious new drug lead to political complications.
Del Franco writes good characters, good dialogue, and solid plot. Very nice.
47. Jane Fletcher, Shadow of the Knife
Another author who writes good characters and solid plot. Fletcher's prose is getting smoother, but remains uneven. That said, this is a good, solid read.
48. Judith Flanders, Consuming Passions: Pleasure and Leisure in Victorian Britain
Despite the title, this book is not about Victorian love affairs or anything of the kind. (No, really. There's not so much as a mention of the Victorian sex trade. I was somewhat disappointed.) It is, however, a very solid history of the development of a consumer society, the creation of the mass-market, and idea of a middle-class lifestyle.
It covers the 19th century shop, newspapers, books, tourism, theatre, music, and art: the chapter on sport is brief and deals mainly with football, racing and cycling; the chapter on the creation of a consumer Christmas is also very short, though interesting.
It's not, by any means, a comprehensive history of 19th century British leisure. It is, however, a very decent introduction to the topic.
43. Mercedes Lackey, Reserved for the Cat
Someone tell me why I bothered? Very light, very straightforward, and quite formulaic.
44. Sonny Whitelaw and Elizabeth Christensen, Stargate Atlantis: Blood Ties.
Entertaining. Perfect train reading.
45. Suzanne Wood, Stargate SG-1: The Barque of Heaven
See above, except with less angst and wittier dialogue.
46. Mark Del Franco, Unquiet Dreams
I really like Del Franco's urban fantasy. Connor Grey, formerly a high-powered investigator with significant magical talents, has been reduced to consulting for the Boston P.D. due to an accident that stripped him of his powers. An odd murder and a mysterious new drug lead to political complications.
Del Franco writes good characters, good dialogue, and solid plot. Very nice.
47. Jane Fletcher, Shadow of the Knife
Another author who writes good characters and solid plot. Fletcher's prose is getting smoother, but remains uneven. That said, this is a good, solid read.
48. Judith Flanders, Consuming Passions: Pleasure and Leisure in Victorian Britain
Despite the title, this book is not about Victorian love affairs or anything of the kind. (No, really. There's not so much as a mention of the Victorian sex trade. I was somewhat disappointed.) It is, however, a very solid history of the development of a consumer society, the creation of the mass-market, and idea of a middle-class lifestyle.
It covers the 19th century shop, newspapers, books, tourism, theatre, music, and art: the chapter on sport is brief and deals mainly with football, racing and cycling; the chapter on the creation of a consumer Christmas is also very short, though interesting.
It's not, by any means, a comprehensive history of 19th century British leisure. It is, however, a very decent introduction to the topic.
