Locked Rooms

[prof_pangaea]

I finally got Locked Rooms from the library yesterday (there were many middle-aged women in line for the book before me, it seems), and finished it today. My (very brief) thoughts below, as I have to get ready for class. There will be more, OH SO MUCH MORE, when I have the time.



Mary: *is an idiot*
Holmes: *is omniscient*
Narrative Device: *is clunky and distracting*
Dashiell Hammet: *is random and senseless historical cameo character*
Me: WTF??
Dialogue Between Holmes and Hammet: *is bad. Very bad*
Every Other Cameo Character: *is wise and understanding*
Laurie R. King: *makes terrible, TERRIBLE reference to The Maltese Falcon*
Me: *is horrified, calls cesario out of insanity*
Cesario: *laughs maniacally*
Plot: *is pointless*
Me: GAH



I need to go finish reading the decision in Marbury v. Madison now.

Comments

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Leah Ginzberg's Death By Bird Ornament is a nod to The Maltese Falcon. And a pretty blatant, tacky one, too, imho. (And that's coming from someone who really did like Locked Rooms, despite the ranting above.)

[kels.livejournal.com]

OK... I've never read the book or seen the movie (actually, I had to look it up on Wikipedia just to see if it was a movie or a book). But thank you. I'm slightly less in the dark now. :P