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Brilliant

Ups and downs in this one

I LOL'd @ "...LaVerne, who was doing something that looked like a dog paddle performed by a dog with bad insticts." Mostly because it was such a fitting description of my own swimming technique...

I know I'm a broken record, but Mrs Todd's shortcut is the best story ever.

Had forgotten how much I loved "tygers", that's an absolute gem, that is!

"Mist" is great fun

The use of random and nonsensical (mostly) Swedish words and phrases as "pretend-Romani" is very distracting if you speak the language...

Back in the saddle

Hm, he really got off kind of easy, alternatives considered

Tremendous amount of details pulls a bit of the punch from a dramatic ending...

Now that was more like it, good pace, good writing

Getting more readable, but this is not the way I (fondly) remember it...

Wow, I know what I said a hundred pages ago, but man, this book is slow going...

Had to condition myself into reading a long book again after a few short ones. Started out thinking "get on with it!", but now I'm hooked. Take your time guys, I'm in for the whole haul.

Going the scenic route (one more time)

Back on track

Something more needs to happen right about now

Banks in good form

Thrilling! Getting a tiny exciting-until-explained vibe, but hope that the ending is still good

We sailed through constellations and were rutted by the storm
I crumpled under cudgel blows and finally came ashore
I spent the next two years or more just staring at the wall
We went to sea to see the world and what d'you think we saw?

I left my soul there, Down by the sea I lost control here Living free

I know it's crap when there is something in your eye,
Think yourself lucky you've not got a bad back,
It's pretty sore when you have got a mouth ulcer,
But you have got to stay happy...

Remember;
Worse things happen at sea,
Keep dreaming of better days...

The very deep did rot: O Christ!
That ever this should be!
Yea, slimy things did crawl with legs
Upon the slimy sea.

What's that floating in the water?
Oh, Neptune's only daughter

It's high tide...Time!

The inspector Banks stories always gets me craving a bitter

First Inspector Banks - starts out good!

Oh wow, this read is wrecking me! I'll be sobbing on the bus next.