book log

[julesjones]

I, Robot -- Isaac Asimov

I adored this when I was a teenager, but I can't have read it for at least fifteen, if not twenty, years. It's still brilliant, although the failure to forsee certain social changes is much more evident now. Might do a long review to submit to Firefox News.

The Hangman's Hymn -- Paul Doherty

Medieval mystery, part of a series based on the Canterbury Tales. It's the first one by Doherty that I've read. Not sure what to make of it - I liked the premise, but there was something about the style in the first half that I found very unpolished. On the other hand, I kept reading... Picked up another one in the library this morning, though this time an Ancient Rome setting.

Comments

[hafren.livejournal.com]

Nobody does Ancient Roman detectives like David Wishart's Corvinus (though vilakins's favourite Lindsey Davis is also worth a look)

[julesjones]

Ah, thanks for that. I was just thinking this morning as I picked the book up that I'd heard good things about another Ancient Roman detective, only of course I'd completely blanked on the names of author and character. I shall go looking in the local library next week. I seem to be on a mystery kick at the moment, as I peered into the library bag last night and was peeved to find that I had only one mystery left, the rest being sf.