Boom?
Okay, let me make this a public plea: I have read A Good House, Clara Callan, The Stone Angel, and Road Past Altamont back to back to back to back. They were all triumphs of the human spirit which contained profound insights into the working of the heart. Now I wish to read a book in which things go boom. Perferably one not annoyingly a-literate -- I mean, give me triumphant spirit and working heart and I'll give you a bonus; give me less than one exclaimation point per page or adverb per sentence and I'll give you a medal. But the boom is the crucial bit. Any recommendations?
In other news, I'm up for a KW Arts Award tonight. Wish me luck!
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What about some Ian Fleming? 007 always makes things go boom, doesn’t he?
Would watching a movie be an okay substitute? There’s tons of movies, like Bridge over the River Kwai, Armageddon (Bruce Willis becomes space cowboy), again anything 007.
Wow, it’s harder than I thought to come up with things that go boom. Let us know what you start reading next!
How about The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold? Assuming you haven’t read it already, that is…
There’s All Quiet on the Western Front, but I have a feeling that’s not what you mean. The Lovejoy mysteries by Jonathan Gash usually involve a lot of mayhem; so do the Spenser novels by Parker. Ruth Rendell mysteries also, though better written. How about Cue for Treason, YA novel by Geoffrey Trease, about plots against Queen Elizabeth? It’s old but good. Eric recommends the Outlander series (timeslip fiction) by Diana Gabaldon. —P
How much of a boom are we talking here? And is it an actual boom or just “boom” as code for adventure? I would recommend the Amelia Peabody mysteries by Elizabeth Peters. Rollicking good adventure, Egyptology, and romance of an unusual kind. Plus, the protagonist is a suffragette.
okay girlfriend, so you didn’t win the KW Arts Award. That’s no reason to sulk and not put anything up on the blog for two whole days! Also, I want to make sure you know the signs and symptoms of SARS, so that you don’t come down with it. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/faq.htm# With your weakened immune system (No, Erin doesn’t have HIV, and she’s not pregnant, as far as I know) I want to make sure you stay away from that big bad city of Toronto for a bit, okay? Just doing my nursely duty. Back to studying at the speed of light!