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

[kels.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it was all *that* bad. I mean, I'll agree that it is the worst of the series, but I wasn't horrified by it. It was... OK. Disappointing. I kind of liked the part told from Holmes' point of view.

[watergal.livejournal.com]

Sorry, sweetie. I guess you will have to write your own. *grin*

GIComment

[watergal.livejournal.com]

Because I couldn't decide which icon to use for the last post. *bigger grin*

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

*snort*

I wouldn't have said it was that bad, but then, a year of reading the most horrendous Sue novels in history may have damaged my critical faculties. And plucking small jewels out for fic purposes may have blinded me to the bigger picture.

*ponders*

...nope. Still like it. Except for the Maltese Falcon reference, which I maintain was cheap, tacky and an entirely unfair end to the dead character in question.

[kels.livejournal.com]

Sorry for clogging up this post with comments!

But what is this Maltese Falcon reference that everyone keeps referring to?