Otherwise Maladroit

Thursday, January 12, 2006 Absolutely Last Entry

also the book reviews…

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THE BODY FARM
PATRICIA CORNWELL

my first of cornwell makes a very good debut in my bookshelf. after a so-so patterson i was hesitant in slogging through what i thought would yet again be a disappointing bit of crime fiction, but i was pleasantly wrong. now hooked, i'm planning to go on a scarpetta spree and snap up all the books in her series.

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MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
ARTHUR GOLDEN

first of all APRIL!!! thk u thk u thk u! unforgettable. mameha-san rocks the boat!

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DIGITAL FORTRESS
DAN BROWN

skip this and go for the Code

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ANGELS AND DEMONS
DAN BROWN

if Digital Fortress left u short, this tried to hold on for too long

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THE ALIENIST
CALEB CARR

absorbing historical tour through the mind of a tortured killer and an even more tortured (and stinky!) new york city

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ANGEL OF DARKNESS
CALEB CARR

spoiler alert! if you've read The Body Farm by Patricia Cornwell then this is doubly fascinating to read; even more macabre sequel to The Alienist

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A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
SEBASTIEN JAPRISOT

i just finished this, leapfrogging philip pullman's "the golden compass" and patricia cornwell's "black notice" (both being in limbo for a while until i muster the enthusiasm to start reading again me being in a none-heavy-reading-stage) which i shamefacedly admit only sparked my interest because i had already watched jeunet's movie based on the novel starring audrey tautou. there are fundamental differences, in particular the characterization of mathilde who is sassier and more clever in print. the book is funnier and infinitely more complex. for example bingo crepuscle comes from something or someone, not just random like yippee-doo-da or tra-la-la. i wonder how well the original flavor of the novel was captured for the english translation? definitely a must read.

posted by Otherwise Maladroit @ 1:12 PM