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▾Offentliggjorte anmeldelser » Tilføj andre forfattere Forfatter navn | Rolle | Hvilken slags forfatter | Værk? | Status | Harris, Charlaine | Redaktør | primær forfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Kelner, Toni L. P. | Redaktør | hovedforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Briggs, Patricia | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Desimini, Lisa | Omslagsfotograf/tegner/... | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Gischler, Victor | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Grady, James | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Green, Simon R. | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Kane, Stacia | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Kelner, Toni L. P. | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Knight, E. E. | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Krich, Rochelle Majer | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Marr, Melissa | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | McGuire, Seanan | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | McLeod, Suzanne | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Pozzessere, Heather Graham | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Rozan, S. J. | Bidragyder | medforfatter | alle udgaver | bekræftet | Andrews, MacLeod | Fortæller | medforfatter | nogle udgaver | bekræftet | Clays Limited | Printer & binder | medforfatter | nogle udgaver | bekræftet | del Rosario, Kristin | Text designer | medforfatter | nogle udgaver | bekræftet | Ghost | Cover designer & illustration | medforfatter | nogle udgaver | bekræftet | Ronconi, Amanda | Fortæller | medforfatter | nogle udgaver | bekræftet |
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. 'If I had a hammer,' I sang, as I used the measuring tape and a pencil to mark where I needed to drill. ('If I Had a Hammer') It was raining, a desultory, reluctant angry rain forced unwillingly from the gray clouds overhead. 'Did the burglar hit any other rooms?' ('Wizard Home Security') It was raining, a desultory, reluctant angry rain forced unwillingly from the gray clouds overhead. ('Gray') In the beginning she heard them inside the bedroom wall. ('Squatters’ Rights') There it was -- that stench of stale blood again. ('Blood on the Wall') That three-story Gothic mansion rose like a hulking mirage from the desolate snowy prairie east of Montana's blue misted Rocky Mountains. ('The Mansion of Imperatives') When Chastity bought the only house on the cul-de-sac with several acres between her and the nearest neighbor, it wasn't an accident. ('The Strength Inside') | |
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen Viden Redigér teksten, så den bliver dansk. And as she stood outside in the snowy night next to the inferno where a house once lived, unzipping her coat to heat from the blaze whose coals might glow long past dawn when rescue would or would not come, Louise hoped she was right about the worth of the imperative that to survive as who you are sometimes requires fixing your house with flames. ('The Mansion of Imperatives') (Klik for at vise Advarsel: Kan indeholde afsløringer.) | |
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Rating the stories individually seems to be the fairest course, so here goes:
If I had a Hammer, by Charlaine Harris —Only OK, as most of the Sookie material of the last 3 years has been. Certainly not the worst of the bunch, but not the best either. 2.5 stars
Wizard Home Security, by Victor Gischler —Liked it about the same as the Sookie story, although points for not picking a haunted house storyline in a collection where that choice was overused. 3 stars
Gray, by Patricia Briggs —One of the better ones in the collection; you can always count on P. Briggs for good characters and tension. 4.5 stars
Squatter's Rights, by Rochelle Krich —Somewhat predictable and frustrating, but I liked the incorporation of Jewish traditions into the plot. 3 stars
Blood on the Wall, by Heather Graham —One of my favorites of the collection. I checked to see if she had any novels featuring her story's protagonist, but couldn't find anything. This is the first time I've read her writing, and I'd like to try more of her stuff after listening to this story. 4 stars
The Mansion of Imperatives, by James Grady -- Too grim for me, with mostly unlikeable characters. 2 stars
The Strength Inside, by Melissa Marr —Twisted, but I liked it OK. I'm wondering if Melissa Marr has had some real-life frustration with a community association. If so, I can see how writing this story would have been very satisfying. 3 stars
Woolsey's Kitchen Nightmare, by E. E. Knight —My favorite of the collection—morbidly humorous, and performed by Andrews with a swell Irish accent. I'll be checking out more of Knight's work. 5 stars
Through This House, by Seanan McGuire —I'm not a big October Daye fan, so I wasn't mad for it, but it was OK. Some of the supporting characters are pretty interesting. 3 stars
The Path, by S.J. Rozan —Should have been named "The Boring". This was my least favorite story of the collection, with pages and pages of conversation about the protagonist's problem before a quick resolution at the end. Also, you could make a drinking game out of how many times the characters say the words "New York City, America" and get completely blotto. As much as I liked the way Andrews read Woolsey's Kitchen Nightmare, the slow precision of his performance of this story just dragged out the agony. 1 star
Rick the Brave, by Stacia Kane —Decent story. Definitely got me interested in the Downside series. 3.5 stars
Full-scale demolition, by Suzanne Mcleod —Didn't love this one-the writing was too cutesy, and I wasn't completely on board with the world (although I did like some of the pixie stuff). This was Amanda Ronconi's worst performance of the CD, which probably contributed to my attitude toward the story—her accents were all over the place and horrible. But it was still better than The Path, so I'm giving it 1.5 stars.
It's all in the Rendering, by Simon R. Green —And yet, Ronconi's accent seemed a whole lot better for this story. I had to check to make sure it was the same person reading. Weird. I liked this one. He built a neat little world between worlds. The resolution was pretty abrupt, though. Still, I'd like to read more of Green's stuff. 3.5 stars
In brightest day, by Toni L. P. Kelner —This was another one where I was sad to find out there aren't any books featuring this character. I quite enjoyed this one. 4 stars
I was determined to read every story in this collection, and that was probably a bit obsessive, but I am glad to have been introduced to some new authors. ( )