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Belfast, Summer Knight, Cryoburn and Scott Pilgrim vs the World
I had a meeting in Belfast last week which meant staying overnight away from home and flights in and out of Heathrow (security checks and things). Although my hotel was based out in the East, I didn't see any of the protests. I stayed in the same place as last time and collected yet another suited rubber duck for Ryan. Confusingly, despite the duck, there was no bath. However, my room did have a wonderful shower.
The long journeys provided plenty of reading time and I finished the last part of Cryoburn before moving on to Summer Knight (Dresden).![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bateleur and I watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I enjoyed it and liked the comic book bits and also the computer fights bits. The main character was rather unlikeable (I hope deliberately!), but his room-mate was awesome and the whole thing was light and fun.
Tonight there may be snow - although the Met Office appears to be backing away from this for our bit of the country.
The long journeys provided plenty of reading time and I finished the last part of Cryoburn before moving on to Summer Knight (Dresden).
- Cryoburn - Lois McMaster Bujold - A readable, solid entry to the Miles series, although not as good as Memory or Diplomatic Immunity.
The main plot is interesting, but I felt it wasn't as good as some of the previous ones. Too few of the characters are fully described and it's hard to care about them. Miles solves it with his usual skill, but I would have appreciated fewer (or no) references to the fact he does it in a hyperactive way, it seemed that someone was commenting on Miles' approach in every other paragraph (bored now!). In part, this was because less of the book is told from his point of view than usual as both Roic and a new character take centre stage. I'm not a great Mark fan, so I was somewhat disappointed that he showed up (and unconvinced it was necessary). Finally, I didn't enjoy the ending, but accept that it was about time. - Summer Knight - Jim Butcher - Enjoyable, solid Dresden which I liked better than Fool Moon.
After the depressing ending to the previous book, I particularly liked this one for finally stopping the trend of ending Harry in a worse place than where he had started from. Also, I liked the hints at grand plot for the series and Harry's destiny. I wish they had resolved some of the loose ends from the start though.
bateleur and I watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I enjoyed it and liked the comic book bits and also the computer fights bits. The main character was rather unlikeable (I hope deliberately!), but his room-mate was awesome and the whole thing was light and fun.Tonight there may be snow - although the Met Office appears to be backing away from this for our bit of the country.