Teh Dumb

[helblonde]

I have mentioned that I take Thyroid supplements, which make life good.... Except when I'm at an event and *fail* to take them, like I did last weekend. Duh. I've felt drained and sort of awful all week.

I did read Emma Bull's Territory this week: Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and a little magic. It was really well done. She does an excellent job of letting the reader feel the main character's disbelief of magic and his slow process of coming to grips with it.

I've also been reading a lot of Dashiel Hammett (Thin Man, Maltese Falcon - yes, these were books before they were movies). Mostly his Continental Op books. Hammett is the granddaddy of the hardboiled detective novel and he is good.

Comments

[evil-macaroni.livejournal.com]

I love the Hammett books- _Red Harvest_ is a total classic, too. Hope you feel more perky soon -

[aastg.livejournal.com]

Yes, Hammett, also Raymond Chandler. Love that stuff.

[j-i-m-r.livejournal.com]

I love Hammett. I also think he is waaaay better than Chandler. Anyone who is of the same opinion would be amused by Larry Block's book, the Burglar in the Library.