Book log -- Jennifer Morgue

[julesjones]

I've now read Jennifer Morgue, the sequel to The Atrocity Archives. It's just as funny, but the plotting's tighter this time round, as one would expect with a more recent book. This time the primary pastiche is James Bond.

I need to re-read the books in peace and quiet after the holidays before I write a proper review (elderly and deaf relatives turning the tv volume all the way up to 11 are not conducive to a clear train of thought), but the one line version is that these books are enormous fun, provide food for thought, and are well worth a look.

Comments

[steverogerson.livejournal.com]

I'm reading Jennifer Morgue now. Not read Atrocity Archives, and didn't realise this was a sequel. Ooops.

[julesjones]

I think it will work as a standalone (Charlie's done a good job of incluing new readers), but the nature of it means that it gives you some spoilers for the first book, and you'll need to pay a bit more attention to the stuff giving you the universe background info. So if you can easily get hold of The Atrocity Archives, I'd recommend backing out and starting at the beginning. Otherwise, keep going, and read TAA later.