Taner CANDAN CANDAN itibaren Bordubi No.1, Assam, India
I adored this book. Historical with just enough of the trashy "Hmm, could it really have been that way?" that I reserve for historical fiction.
** spoiler alert ** FINALLY! This book was exactly what I was waiting for for... well... the last 3 books :-) I know I usually give really short reviews, basically just saying whether or not I liked the book, but I found myself thinking about this one, and wanted to write summore (with spoilers). So this book is where Anita finally makes a choice between Jean-Claude and Richard. It also pushed at the threesome thing a little bit, which made me groan and think she might never make a firm decision. So I read and read and the general storyline was pretty good. I have to say, I must really be dense, because I never guess who the killer/criminal in each mystery is until maybe a chapter beforehand. So when I wrote up the previous book I was saying that something big had to happen and it really never did. While that was a letdown, her choice was totally not. I like Jean-Claude, because I usually like the monsters and the imperfect characters. Not that Richard isn't imperfect, but he's still so far outside her world that it would be crazy for them to get together. And this is why I like the Anita Blake books more than the Kitty books. Anita chose who I wanted her to (I mean, yeah, it was painful for her, but still...) while Kitty went with this idealized fantasy world of wedding and house and whatnot. I like that Anita is... realistic. It's also probably what I like so much about Jean-Claude. And Eric (from the Sookie books... which comes out in May!!!!). And Mercy. She's also really tough, which is one of the requirements for me to like a main female character. Now I know that the books will start to dip into erotica a little bit, but, really, look at the other books I read. I really don't think it will stop me from finishing the set :-)
Sedaris gets you giggling uncontrollably and then socks you in the gut with pathos. It's the perfect literary combination and also immensely quotable, especially once you've heard him read his own work.