Ellen giggled. "You know, everybody wants to be a white anglo saxon male. That, or kill one."

[oddmonster]

In the Game by Nikki Baker:She moved back in with her parents the next day and she sabotaged the toilet before she left so it ran constantly. The sound kept me up all night and I had to sleep at Naomi's until the plumber came and fixed it. Craziness is hard to keep isolated. It will metastasize all through ordinary lives.

Synopsis: Black lesbian

Comments

[storyfan]

I just ordered this book through my library. Ginny sounds like my kind of gal. Thanks for the rec.

[oddmonster]

Excellent! I hope you enjoy it!

[storyfan]

I did enjoy it. I could have done with less relationship drama, but all in all, a good read. It's a book that shows a writer who is clearly trying to find her feet but knows what she wants to do. For the most part she pulls it off. Her humorous turns of phrase remind me of Richard Stevenson's Donald Strachey, always a welcome comparison since Strachey is my favorite PI of all time.

I don't mind relationship and domestic details (Harry Bosch is an emotional train wreck and don't get me started on Mickey Haller's love life), but for me, the mystery has to take precedence. For instance, I understood why she had to have a reason for Susan to show up at the last minute, but I didn't needed pages of details about how Susan was stalking her.

I'm getting her next book, and it looks like there are two more in the series. If Baker focuses more on the mystery this time, I'll read the final two books. It looks like the series ended in 2001.

[oddmonster]

That's fantastic! I'm so glad you liked it! My book-winging aim remains steadfast -- rar! :)

I definitely agree that this book was a bit heavy on the relationship drama, but I do wonder if the author spent so much time on it not just because of the convenient plot angle but also because at root, the murder was solely due to relationship drama.

I read a review of the second book in the series where the reviewer felt there was too much relationship drama in it too, along with too much Naomi, to which I feel compelled to answer that it's unlikely that Too Much Naomi is even possible. I loved her devil's advocateness, I loved how much trouble she got Ginny in and I loved how unrepentant she was about it all. Very much looking forward to it.

Harry Bosch is in a serious, committed relationship with his epic manpain. And the amount of relationship drama between him and said manpain actually has made me take a break from the series. Like, sir? Sir, YOU NEED A HOBBY.

Off to look up Mickey Haller's love life. Back later.

[storyfan]

I just started "The Black Box," the latest Harry Bosch tale. It looks like he's got another relationship in that one, and I hope Connelly lets it last for a bit. If he doesn't I'm tempted to follow him on facebook and twitter just so I can advise him that letting Harry be happy is not a bad thing.

Mickey Haller. I love the guy, but man, he needs a bit of a smack sometimes.

I agree; too much Naomi is not possible. I'd like to see a lot more of her, and I especially want to see her character grow a bit. It would be nice to see her a bit more vulnerable, but not too much.

Again, thanks for the rec. If not for you I'd never have met Harry or Mickey. :)

[oddmonster]

Holy smokes, I somehow didn't remember introducing you to Harry. ...And you're already up through... *goes off to check GoodReads* book #16? Wow, I am impressed. I have been slacking on the reading front this year.

Although as mentioned, after I finished #5, Trunk Music, I had to take a breather, because omg the manpain. Although it looks like in #6, Angels Flight, the city of L.A. is the one with the manpain. So that might make a nice change.