tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post1968474576548049094..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: The Silkworm, by Robert GalbraithRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-34183377828004429962016-02-26T08:34:26.093+00:002016-02-26T08:34:26.093+00:00Meljean: Yes, I think you're right. It never f...Meljean: Yes, I think you're right. It never felt like she was making a point, just taking inspiration to have a bit of fun. I thought for a little while that since she was writing about someone writing a roman à clef she might be doing one herself, but she must have resisted the temptation :)<br /><br />Posting my review of book 3 now!<br /><br />Marianne: Hah! You're right, of course. I guess I've read so much Agatha Christie that I notice that and just sort of shrug it off. Having believable main characters and a believable world compensated for the not-quite-plausible plot.<br /><br />Hmm, book 3 might be a little bit too much. I've got a pretty high tolerance for gore myself, and there were times I felt a bit queasy...Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-57115318911949183602016-02-24T23:35:27.240+00:002016-02-24T23:35:27.240+00:00As I remember, I really enjoyed this one as I was ...As I remember, I really enjoyed this one as I was reading it, but had that delayed reaction moment where you surface from the narrative and think, "Come again?"<br /><br />It was a really bizarre way to decide to murder someone - given the murderer had somewhere to do the killing, why not just make it look like a random mugging? (I can't remember now if there was any reason why not, but I do remember that the way the murder happened took a long time to set up, and if any point during that time the victim had talked about a certain subject it wouldn't have worked. You can't imagine anyone choosing it as a plan.)<br /><br />I'm interested to read the review of Book 3 (especially in light of Meljean's "ahh!"). I'm invested in the relationship, but I've a low tolerance for fictional nastiness. (J.D. Robb is too gory for me. Really low tolerance.)Marianne McAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-45445534480303141902016-02-24T22:05:19.468+00:002016-02-24T22:05:19.468+00:00I really enjoyed the portrayal of the literary com...I really enjoyed the portrayal of the literary community. It did feel authentic (not surprising) and was a fun mix of poking fun at sometimes ridiculous characters without being mean (which I think is something that not a lot of authors are good at when the subject is that close to home; it often comes off preachy.) I never felt as if any time I was reading J.K. Rowling's opinions of the publishing world or people in it, but instead that the characters had their own voices instead of acting as mouthpieces.<br /><br />Robin's development has been a really lovely surprise (and her relationship with her fiancé so frustrating yet understandable, at the same time) but I'll probably wait for the next review before saying more, lol. Because the end of that book, ahh!! meljean brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16135527993507471830noreply@blogger.com