{"id":5741,"date":"2004-07-23T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2004-07-23T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/07\/23\/books-reviewed.html"},"modified":"2004-07-23T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2004-07-23T17:30:12","slug":"books_reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/07\/23\/books_reviewed.html","title":{"rendered":"Books reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Been finally getting some books finished during lunch hours. Here are some reviews.<\/p>\n

I’m dispensing with the usual multi-element reviews, though, for time’s sake. Instead, reviews in 40 words (or less).<\/p>\n

\"best\" Mort<\/em><\/a>, by Terry Pratchett<\/strong>: Funny, light, breezy, witty, digressive fantasy about a peasant apprentice to Death. Entertaining, high re-readability, mildly profound. First Discworld <\/em> novel read (thanks, Doyce), but not the last. <\/p>\n

\"best\" Crocodile on the Sandbank<\/em><\/a>, by Elizabeth Peters<\/strong>: Victorian Amelia Peabody adventures in Egypt, plays archaeologist, shepherds a “fallen” woman, and faces menacing mummy attacks. Well-written, strong personalities, charming, even romantic. What, no movie yet? Decent re-readability. First in series (overall and for me), but not the last. <\/p>\n

\"okay\" Callahan’s Con<\/a><\/em>, by Spider Robinson<\/strong>: Entertaining, overly-self-indulgent, quick-reading tale of the Key West Callahan crew. Plots come and go; tragedy strikes, but sticks (mostly) only once. Too lazily deus ex machina, <\/em>but better than last time. Not for first-timers. Decent re-readability. Heinlein — on a bad day. <\/p>\n

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