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eorI finished Arthur Ransome's The Big Six a while ago. Early in this book the plot seemed forced and it felt like the characters had to behave unnaturally just to advance the plot. But after a while it came back into line and things started feel smooth and natural again. So, this doesn't rate as my favorite Ransome book, but it's still not bad.
Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids is a zany romp on the teen detective genre. It is over the top and silly, but it's fun. I liked a lot of the little details that the author put in so you could stumble across the references and tropes. Even though it's all about looking back to those fandoms, it doesn't drip with saccharine nostalgia like Ready Player One and I can't quite figure out why. Maybe because the characters (and everyone else) see the characters as just ordinary geek failures, not special chosen one geeks.
Continuing on the zany theme is Christopher Moore's Shakespeare for Squirrels. Pocket is back for the third time, riffing on another play by Mr. Bill. There were some very funny lines in this one, most of which from Cobweb. Crazy and convoluted, but this one felt much more on and coherent than Noir.
25. Arthur Ransome The Big Six
26. Edgar Cantero Meddling Kids
27. Christopher Moore Shakespeare for Squirrels
Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids is a zany romp on the teen detective genre. It is over the top and silly, but it's fun. I liked a lot of the little details that the author put in so you could stumble across the references and tropes. Even though it's all about looking back to those fandoms, it doesn't drip with saccharine nostalgia like Ready Player One and I can't quite figure out why. Maybe because the characters (and everyone else) see the characters as just ordinary geek failures, not special chosen one geeks.
Continuing on the zany theme is Christopher Moore's Shakespeare for Squirrels. Pocket is back for the third time, riffing on another play by Mr. Bill. There were some very funny lines in this one, most of which from Cobweb. Crazy and convoluted, but this one felt much more on and coherent than Noir.
25. Arthur Ransome The Big Six
26. Edgar Cantero Meddling Kids
27. Christopher Moore Shakespeare for Squirrels
