And I've never seen anyone quite like you before
Last night I dreamt I was hanging out with Scott, Stiles, and Lydia up in Scott's bedroom and he had a pole like in a firehouse (or Stately Wayne Manor) to get from upstairs to downstairs without waking his mother. But the really impressive part of the dream is that his neighbors were Manicoids from The Middleman, and they knew Scott wasn't human from his scent, but they couldn't identify the kind of alien he was and it made them a little crazy.
The fact that it was a Middleman crossover is what makes me know it was a dream meant for me and not some other fangirl. *g*
Maybe I need to do another Middleman rewatch. And possibly write the sequel to "Captain America's Art Crawl Adventure," where Wendy gets to meet Bucky.
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Reading Wednesday:
What I just finished reading
The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters, which I enjoyed. I mean, it's not a happy fun read? It basically runs the gamut from melancholy to bleak, but I enjoyed it. It's set in Concord, NH about six months before a large asteroid is scheduled to slam into the earth, causing the apocalypse. Society is breaking down - people are killing themselves left and right, or leaving their jobs to do what they always dreamed of doing etc. but Henry Palace, our protagonist, is a newly-minted police detective, and he gets called to the scene of a hanging, and he believes it was a murder, despite Concord being a hanging town these days. And the story is of Palace's dogged determination to find out the truth, even when it hurts other people.
I thought this was a really interesting take because it's kind of a hybrid mystery novel - it's sort of a procedural, because Palace is a cop and has access to stuff a civilian detective might not, but because of the end-of-the-world situation, that doesn't really give him any advantages, since half the force is gone or doesn't care about doing the job etc. And the tone of it is definitely more, hmm... Palace isn't hardboiled, but it's definitely got a noir sensibility to it that I liked.
I mean, some of the plot points are predictable if you're familiar with mysteries, but there were still a couple of things that surprised me, which I liked. The only thing I didn't really care for was the Nico subplot - I didn't mind it while it was happening, but then the ending annoyed me. I guess the guy wants to write a sequel? I don't know. Other than that, I would recommend this if you're looking for a decent mystery with an unusual setting.
I also finished The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson, which is was highly enjoyable - Rory goes to London to spend a year abroad at school, and her visit coincides with a Jack the Ripper copycat killer and she gets caught up in the whirlwind surrounding that. I liked that while I guessed quite a number of the plot points (because they were obvious, not because I have super guessing powers or anything), there were still twists that surprised and delighted me, like the fact that the killer had not just been someone who could see ghosts but that he had been a member of the Shades himself. I'm not sure how I feel about the very ending, but I guess every book needs to be a series now and every series needs a hook. *sigh* I would definitely read more about Rory and her adventures, though.
What I'm reading now
Well, I still have The Terror - I don't think it's due back until June 2 - so I might read the last couple hundred pages, just to see where the author was going with it, but I'm not enthusiastic about it.
I'm also reading Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball by R.A. Dickey, which I'm mostly enjoying, though the part about the abuse he suffered as a child is awful to read, and I find his devout Christianity irritating to read about - seriously, if you dislike godtalk (I would guess of a specifically American, Southern, Christian kind), don't read this book, even though it's a pretty interesting look at a guy who came out of the draft as a phenom and had that taken away from him due to irregularities in his shoulder, and then spent a lot of time in the minors until he was asked if he wanted to save his career by becoming a fulltime knuckleball pitcher. And even after that it still took him a couple years to catch on. I'm pretty sure the book came out before he won 20 games and the Cy Young last year with the Mets, but it's interesting to see how he got there.
What I'll read next
I have Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway from the library, so I guess that's next. Plus the last issue of Winter Soldier comes out today *sniff* (though hey, maybe Bucky will get to interact with other characters again. Remember when he used to do that?) and also FINALLY the all-ladies issue of X-Men.
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The fact that it was a Middleman crossover is what makes me know it was a dream meant for me and not some other fangirl. *g*
Maybe I need to do another Middleman rewatch. And possibly write the sequel to "Captain America's Art Crawl Adventure," where Wendy gets to meet Bucky.
*
Reading Wednesday:
What I just finished reading
The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters, which I enjoyed. I mean, it's not a happy fun read? It basically runs the gamut from melancholy to bleak, but I enjoyed it. It's set in Concord, NH about six months before a large asteroid is scheduled to slam into the earth, causing the apocalypse. Society is breaking down - people are killing themselves left and right, or leaving their jobs to do what they always dreamed of doing etc. but Henry Palace, our protagonist, is a newly-minted police detective, and he gets called to the scene of a hanging, and he believes it was a murder, despite Concord being a hanging town these days. And the story is of Palace's dogged determination to find out the truth, even when it hurts other people.
I thought this was a really interesting take because it's kind of a hybrid mystery novel - it's sort of a procedural, because Palace is a cop and has access to stuff a civilian detective might not, but because of the end-of-the-world situation, that doesn't really give him any advantages, since half the force is gone or doesn't care about doing the job etc. And the tone of it is definitely more, hmm... Palace isn't hardboiled, but it's definitely got a noir sensibility to it that I liked.
I mean, some of the plot points are predictable if you're familiar with mysteries, but there were still a couple of things that surprised me, which I liked. The only thing I didn't really care for was the Nico subplot - I didn't mind it while it was happening, but then the ending annoyed me. I guess the guy wants to write a sequel? I don't know. Other than that, I would recommend this if you're looking for a decent mystery with an unusual setting.
I also finished The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson, which is was highly enjoyable - Rory goes to London to spend a year abroad at school, and her visit coincides with a Jack the Ripper copycat killer and she gets caught up in the whirlwind surrounding that. I liked that while I guessed quite a number of the plot points (because they were obvious, not because I have super guessing powers or anything), there were still twists that surprised and delighted me, like the fact that the killer had not just been someone who could see ghosts but that he had been a member of the Shades himself. I'm not sure how I feel about the very ending, but I guess every book needs to be a series now and every series needs a hook. *sigh* I would definitely read more about Rory and her adventures, though.
What I'm reading now
Well, I still have The Terror - I don't think it's due back until June 2 - so I might read the last couple hundred pages, just to see where the author was going with it, but I'm not enthusiastic about it.
I'm also reading Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball by R.A. Dickey, which I'm mostly enjoying, though the part about the abuse he suffered as a child is awful to read, and I find his devout Christianity irritating to read about - seriously, if you dislike godtalk (I would guess of a specifically American, Southern, Christian kind), don't read this book, even though it's a pretty interesting look at a guy who came out of the draft as a phenom and had that taken away from him due to irregularities in his shoulder, and then spent a lot of time in the minors until he was asked if he wanted to save his career by becoming a fulltime knuckleball pitcher. And even after that it still took him a couple years to catch on. I'm pretty sure the book came out before he won 20 games and the Cy Young last year with the Mets, but it's interesting to see how he got there.
What I'll read next
I have Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway from the library, so I guess that's next. Plus the last issue of Winter Soldier comes out today *sniff* (though hey, maybe Bucky will get to interact with other characters again. Remember when he used to do that?) and also FINALLY the all-ladies issue of X-Men.
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people have commented there.