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January books
Jan. 31st, 2010 09:55 pmHere are the books I read in January:
( cut for length, also spoilers for Dead Until Dark and Worrals on the Warpath )
( cut for length, also spoilers for Dead Until Dark and Worrals on the Warpath )
mostly books, a little telly
Mar. 9th, 2009 01:06 pmI am quite tired today, mostly because I sat up late last night finishing Worrals of the Islands. Oops. But I had to keep reading! I wanted to know ( even older spoilers than usual )
On Saturday night I stayed up too late finishing the Attolia books (something of a pattern developing here, I think) which I love trememdously. They're just so well written: the plot is engrossing, the world the books are set in is beautifully drawn and developed, and the characters are wonderful. They're all very rounded and believable, and their interactions feel so real. Marvellous stuff and I cannot wait for the next one.
Law and Order: UK is on tonight, and I am really looking forward to it, which I wasn't expecting: I went into it thinking, "not really my thing, but it has Martha and Apollo and him off The State Within, it's worth trying" and ended up really liking it. It's weird watching stuff on the actual telly as opposed to the iplayer; I keep forgetting you can't pause it.
On Saturday night I stayed up too late finishing the Attolia books (something of a pattern developing here, I think) which I love trememdously. They're just so well written: the plot is engrossing, the world the books are set in is beautifully drawn and developed, and the characters are wonderful. They're all very rounded and believable, and their interactions feel so real. Marvellous stuff and I cannot wait for the next one.
Law and Order: UK is on tonight, and I am really looking forward to it, which I wasn't expecting: I went into it thinking, "not really my thing, but it has Martha and Apollo and him off The State Within, it's worth trying" and ended up really liking it. It's weird watching stuff on the actual telly as opposed to the iplayer; I keep forgetting you can't pause it.
I finished Worrals Flies Again last night, and it continued to be as great as the first fifty pages promised, full of excitement and twists and turns and such. I love Worrals, so brave and sensible and decisive, and oh, Frecks! I may have got something in my eye when ( spoilers! )
No connection to the above, just something I keep forgetting to post: some Radio 4 recommendations. (Should be listenable outside the UK, I believe.)
1. Old Harry's Game is back tonight! I only started listening with the last series (on![[livejournal.com profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_smut_fairy's recommendation), it is very funny.
2. The Classic Serial at the moment is Scoop by Evelyn Waugh - it's been years since I read the book, but it seems like a pretty good adaptation, and again, very funny!
3. There was an interesting debate on Women's Hour on Tuesday about older women on stage and screen. By interesting I mean that some of the time I was agreeing with them and some of the time I wanted to climb into the radio and join in. Sadly this is not actually possible. But anyway, it's worth a listen.
No connection to the above, just something I keep forgetting to post: some Radio 4 recommendations. (Should be listenable outside the UK, I believe.)
1. Old Harry's Game is back tonight! I only started listening with the last series (on
the_smut_fairy's recommendation), it is very funny.2. The Classic Serial at the moment is Scoop by Evelyn Waugh - it's been years since I read the book, but it seems like a pretty good adaptation, and again, very funny!
3. There was an interesting debate on Women's Hour on Tuesday about older women on stage and screen. By interesting I mean that some of the time I was agreeing with them and some of the time I wanted to climb into the radio and join in. Sadly this is not actually possible. But anyway, it's worth a listen.
I thought yesterday was pancake day: apparently it's not til next week, but I had pancakes anyway. As mistakes go that's a pretty good one. While I was cooking (and eating) I listened to The Destroyer of Delights, which was very enjoyable: incredibly funny (I do love Five best when he's all beleaguered, annoyed and sarcastic) and well written. So far, thumbs up on the Key to Time trilogy, let's hope the last story doesn't let it down. The trailer made it sound fantastic, so that's a good start.
I watched Dollhouse at the weekend and was distinctly underwhelmed. It just seemed a bit empty: the dialogue wasn't as snappy as I was hoping (if I'd gone into it cold I'd never have guessed it was a Joss Whedon show) and the plot didn't really engage me at all. Also although I like Eliza Dushku and thought she was great as Faith I don't think she's got the versatility to play Echo - one of the things that's impressing me about Alias is Jennifer Garner's ability to take on other personas, and Eliza Dushku doesn't seem to have that, based on the pilot episode. I feel like I should give it another episode or two before I judge it, but I'm not sure I can be bothered. Bah.
Caught up with Being Human, too, which I really like but with the fairly major caveat that I can't stand George, to the point that I can't watch his scenes some of the time. Mostly it's that he hits my embarrassment squick so much: he reminds me of Mark Heap's roles in Green Wing (where I fast-forwarded through his scenes) and Lark Rise to Candleford (where I can cope as long as he's not carrying the episode). It's just a character type that I find hard to watch. Aside from that, it's great - I like Annie, love Mitchell, squee over the Bristoly bits and giggle at the jokes.
I bought a copy of Worrals Flies Again on eBay the other day - I'm only about 50 pages in but so far I love it, Worrals is so capable and confident and generally great. (The title of this entry is how she describes finding out that ( I suppose this is technically a spoiler ) I think I shall have to try and get some more of these. (No, Amazon! I did not mean "Worrall"! Take your cookery away!) I really wish they had been reprinted more, partly so they'd be easier to find now but also so ten year old me could have read them. *shakes fist at silly publisher types*
I watched Dollhouse at the weekend and was distinctly underwhelmed. It just seemed a bit empty: the dialogue wasn't as snappy as I was hoping (if I'd gone into it cold I'd never have guessed it was a Joss Whedon show) and the plot didn't really engage me at all. Also although I like Eliza Dushku and thought she was great as Faith I don't think she's got the versatility to play Echo - one of the things that's impressing me about Alias is Jennifer Garner's ability to take on other personas, and Eliza Dushku doesn't seem to have that, based on the pilot episode. I feel like I should give it another episode or two before I judge it, but I'm not sure I can be bothered. Bah.
Caught up with Being Human, too, which I really like but with the fairly major caveat that I can't stand George, to the point that I can't watch his scenes some of the time. Mostly it's that he hits my embarrassment squick so much: he reminds me of Mark Heap's roles in Green Wing (where I fast-forwarded through his scenes) and Lark Rise to Candleford (where I can cope as long as he's not carrying the episode). It's just a character type that I find hard to watch. Aside from that, it's great - I like Annie, love Mitchell, squee over the Bristoly bits and giggle at the jokes.
I bought a copy of Worrals Flies Again on eBay the other day - I'm only about 50 pages in but so far I love it, Worrals is so capable and confident and generally great. (The title of this entry is how she describes finding out that ( I suppose this is technically a spoiler ) I think I shall have to try and get some more of these. (No, Amazon! I did not mean "Worrall"! Take your cookery away!) I really wish they had been reprinted more, partly so they'd be easier to find now but also so ten year old me could have read them. *shakes fist at silly publisher types*
