Book reviews and other miscellany

So yesterday was obligatory Family Togetherness day. Which meant I could bring a book and pretty much ignore my family after a while. Which is a horrible thing to say, but our idea of family togetherness is watching a DVD with the volume cranked up loud so my father can hear it. Nobody actually talks during these outings, so it wasn’t like I was missing much.

Anyway, the result was that I could actually read Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf without interruptions. And I’m glad I did. I’m not really a fan of hard-boiled detective novels, but this one was kind of cute, and the mystery element was compelling enough for me to keep guessing. It was definitely a lot different from the movie, at least what I remember of the movie. And it’s very highly recommended.

Also attempted last night was a start on Poul Anderson’s collection of novellas, The Time Patrol. I’m assured this is all classic SF, but I couldn’t get into the first one, so I figured there was very littlehope for the rest of the collection.