{"id":12727,"date":"2008-10-09T12:59:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-09T19:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/10\/09\/book-meme-what-are-you-reading.html"},"modified":"2008-10-09T12:59:25","modified_gmt":"2008-10-09T19:59:25","slug":"book_meme_what_are_you_re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/09\/book_meme_what_are_you_re.html","title":{"rendered":"Book Meme:  What Are You Reading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meme time!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Q: What book are you currently reading? Is it good so far?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"img-shadow-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060913800?&#038;tag=davedoesthebl-20\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Click here to go to Amazon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/0060913800.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Glad you asked. I&#8217;m currently reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0060913800?&#038;tag=davedoesthebl-20\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Click here to go to Amazon\"><em>Lord Peter : The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories<\/em><\/a>, a collection of the various Peter Wimsey short stories that Dorothy Sayers wrote (having previously finished off all the novels). It&#8217;s interesting the difference in the forms &#8212; these are more &#8220;mystery&#8221; than the novels, though Sayers&#8217; true interest and talent is in providing fascinating characters than in intricately crafted whodunnits. Despite there being&nbsp;a bit less characterization than in the novels, these shorts benefit from their length, bringing Sayers to a point and conclusion in a timely and satisfying fashion, rather than the normal meandering through large, engaging casts. Well worth reading.<\/p>\n<p><small><\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/wilwheaton.typepad.com\/wwdnbackup\/2008\/10\/q-what-book-are.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wil<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meme time! Q: What book are you currently reading? Is it good so far? Glad you asked. 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