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I’m on a Lehrer roll. This book is his latest. Not as much mystery in this one, but plenty of humor.
One of the main story lines involves the more-than-slightly-nutty Oklahoma governor “Buffalo Joe” Hayman. Hayman goes on a talk radio show program and announces that he is going to privatize state government — completely — from road building to the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation. Read the rest…
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I’m not sure why Jim Lehrer chose Oklahoma for his One-Eyed Mack series — he was born in Kansas, graduated from college in Missouri, started his career in Texas. Probably just envious because Oklahoma is a much cooler state than those three! One-eyed Mack is the lieutenant-governor of Oklahoma. Since that position doesn’t demand a great deal of time (at least in this series) he has lots of time to pursue his interests — like who’s doing what behind who’s back and collecting bus memorabilia. Read the rest…
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I don’t know how Evanovich does it — not a lot of variety in her setting and situations — but she still has me reading and laughing out loud. This one — and, if you haven’t read one before, stop now and start with the with the beginning of the series thirteen books back (One for the Money) — involves Stephanie, still juggling her two hunky love interests, a weirdly pitiful stalker, an over-age diva, a stoner/cyber-addict, a depressed teen with a penchant for tagging, plus her family Read the rest…
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Yes, I’m on a bit of a Discworld tear at the moment. And there’s more to come, as I’m halfway through Soul Music as I write this. But my most recent completion was The Last Continent, referring to a location on the Disc - which, purely on the surface, is not the least little bit unlike Australia - which was the last to be created. And is still in process, as it were, when invaded by an unlikely and unprepared school of wizards. In “modern” times, it falls to the resistant Rincewind to repair the ripples Read the rest…
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Lords and Ladies is the second Discworld novel I’ve reviewed (unless you count saying that Reaper Man is my favorite so far as a review). Much more of a page-turner than Men at Arms, I finished this book, no lightweight at 382 pages, in about 3 days. And apparently chapters are things that happen in other books.
As I explained previously, Discworld novels feature recurring characters, and the series can be viewed as a very thick continuum, or several strands grouped by characters. Read the rest…
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Yesterday I reviewed an excellent book to take on vacation. Today, I’m at home with a cold, and what does a gal want when she’s home ill, neither sick enough nor well enough to sleep, with nothing on the television? A cup of tea, a good book and … why is there never any chocolate when you need it??? Well, at least I’ve got the tea and the book. And this book, Don’t You Want Me - light, cheery, gleefully raunchy, not-your-mamma’s-romance-novel that it is - is a perfect choice. Not usually a speedy reader, I got through this Read the rest…
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Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips is in many ways a refreshing indicator of the extent to which fantasy has been embraced by the mainstream. Far more so than science fiction, of course, because if you set out to depict spaceships in space, aliens in an alien landscape/society, or attempt include any kind of science or substantive, complex plot, you are moving towards ‘cult’, ‘niche’ and other more marginal frontiers where fewer members of the general public are inclined to boldly go. Read the rest…
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I say it unashamedly, I’m a fan of The Pratch. I’ve read a dozen or so Discworld books, and none has let me down. That doesn’t mean I don’t have favorites, which I’ll discuss in a moment, but this is the one I’m reading now, so this is where I’ll start.
Men at Arms joins recurring characters Sam Vimes, Corporal Carrot, Corporal “Nobby” Nobbs, and Sergeant Colon during a time of upheaval: Read the rest…