The dedication at the front is:
To Punkie
who likes an orthodox detective story ...

Given that Roger Ackroyd is famous for being a very unorthodox detective story (and for redefining the entire genre), I like to imagine Agatha Christie writing this dedication with a wry smile.

The woman likes her twist endings.

The conversation's happening over ( Read more... )

They screwed up Robyn's character.

(Preliminary note: I did actually enjoy this movie. Quite a bit, in fact. Given that this is going to be a post almost entirely made up of complaint, I should probably start with that.)

( many thoughts )

In a British murder mystery, if the family has relatives in Australia who they have lost touch with (and they've always lost touch with them - losing touch with undesirable family members is what Australia is for) then one of the main characters will turn out to be an Australian in disguise. Usually, they'll be the murderer ( Read more... )

- Voted in an election that still has no result. Apparently, our country has no firm opinions, and can't decide who we want in charge ( Read more... )

I am suddenly immersed in high school shenanigans.

Currently re-reading a book series by Jaclyn Moriarty, in which Aussie high school students write many fun and exciting letters. (They're really good! Read them!)

Aaaaand now I'm watching Glee. *facepalm* Yet another tv show I will be watching far too much of, by the looks of it.

I went to a restaurant for lunch today. Just me and a book ( Read more... )

I just made myself roast beef with apples. It worked well ( Read more... )

Even if you've never heard of Temeraire, you MUST read this:

A Dragon and a Swordsman Walk Into a Bar
(With guest appearances by Iskierka, Haplo, Polgara, Hermione Granger, Cthulhu, and Ryan Seacrest.)

Temeraire is up against Jaime Lannister in the 2010 Cage Match, and his author has written an account of the battle (see: Thing Which Must Be Read ( Read more... )

Here's a multifandom poll. Because it's been ages since I've done one of those...

( ten exciting apocalypses within! )

You know you've been reading too many Regency-era novels when you see nothing strange about the fact that the two main characters are "Kit" and "Evelyn" ...and they're both men.