tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post8455299801525876558..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: Review: Y Is For YesterdayWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-48053459725319888072017-09-30T16:05:43.970-07:002017-09-30T16:05:43.970-07:00PK: I'm trying to think of "what's pa...PK: I'm trying to think of "what's past M that was really good." Q. I really liked Q a lot. And U. And one of these days I need to go back and relisten to N and O. <br /><br />Jill: I keep going because nostalgia and Judy Kaye does such a good job with the audio versions. But I feel like Grafton needs a strong editor to tell her to cut out all the superfluous nonsense and focus on delivering ONE good, strong mystery story.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-73513347787138912002017-09-13T08:01:25.986-07:002017-09-13T08:01:25.986-07:00Haha, I know I read W although I have zero memory...Haha, I know I read W although I have zero memory of it. Thanks for giving a honest recap of it all. I'll probably power through the audio version of both X and Y. I'm glad there's only one more to go. I still have a lot of affection for Kinsey as a character and I suspect it will carry me through.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364220221782320521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-24628870633426275472017-09-13T07:58:16.894-07:002017-09-13T07:58:16.894-07:00I started the series when it first came out. So am...I started the series when it first came out. So amazing. I petered out somewhere along M, I think. Probably more of "too much to read too little time" along with falling in love with historical mysteries more. PK the Bookeemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478996122841311684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-30258925668892812362017-09-12T16:47:50.805-07:002017-09-12T16:47:50.805-07:00Jill: So X was one of those books where Grafton co...Jill: So X was one of those books where Grafton couldn't settle on a plot. There are literally 3 story lines in that one - and they're wholly separate. For example: Kinsey doesn't discover over the course of her investigations that the cases are somehow linked together. Nope. Separate all the way. I suspect it was supposed to read as "a day in the life" but it felt unfocused to me.<br /><br />Also, you've read W. Pete Wolinsky in that book doesn't come off as a "good guy," right? Well his files are still in play in X, his widow calls for Kinsey's help, and suddenly Wolinsky is transformed post-mortem into this defender of women, small children and tiny woodland creatures. Really? The guy we met in W? Sorry, not buying.<br /><br />And this is totally personal - but one of the cases in X involves Kinsey's neighborhood. Her and Henry have "neighbors from Hell." And personally, I've never liked the stories that involve Kinsey's neighborhood. I remember critics raved about T and that's one of my least favorites.<br /><br />You <i>could</i> probably skip X and be OK - but I don't remember the serial killer stuff being overly graphic and gory. But my memory is a little hazy, so don't hold me to that :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-60963954334501862102017-09-12T03:52:17.833-07:002017-09-12T03:52:17.833-07:00Man, maybe I'll just skip X. I have this weir...Man, maybe I'll just skip X. I have this weird habit where I can give up on open ended series pretty easily when I lose interest (Elizabeth George, Stephanie Plum), but if a series has a definite end and it's only a few books away, I have this desire to stick it out no matter what. Even if that means skimming for the bare minimum (cough * Diana Gabaldon * cough)<br />I've been putting off reading X because I hate serial killer stories but now I'm on the waiting list for Y and I still don't want to read X. . .Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364220221782320521noreply@blogger.com