{"id":93,"date":"2002-01-31T23:54:53","date_gmt":"2002-02-01T04:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog-test\/?p=93"},"modified":"2002-01-31T23:54:53","modified_gmt":"2002-02-01T04:54:53","slug":"stout_rex_10_no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog\/2002\/01\/stout_rex_10_no\/","title":{"rendered":"Stout, Rex: (10) Not Quite Dead Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Found the only Nero Wolfe book I hadn’t read before, Not Quite Dead Enough<\/cite><\/strong>, in a used bookstore this week, so naturally I bought and read it. Unfortunately, it was more exciting for its timing than anything else. Both of the stories in this volume are WWII stories; the first shows what an evolution Lily Rowan’s character, and her relationship with Archie, have gone through. I don’t know if she was throwing a temper tantrum or Archie was being a jerk—he doesn’t tell us enough—but it wasn’t very enjoyable, and I far prefer the way they are together in A Family Affair<\/cite>. The second is another bomb story, with the sort of ending that I’ve never really cared for.<\/p>\n

I do have one more Wolfe story to find, but I’m not holding my breath. Maybe I’ll re-read Prisoner’s Base<\/cite> instead, one of the best Wolfe books, which I also netted during my bookstore run—as well as another stack of Ellis Peters, which I was particularly glad to buy because the store had recently had someone walk off with a whole shelf of books. People suck sometimes—it’s a Bryn Mawr bookstore, for goodness’ sakes, their money goes for scholarships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Found the only Nero Wolfe book I hadn’t read before, Not Quite Dead Enough, in a used bookstore this week, so naturally I bought and read it. Unfortunately, it was more exciting for its timing than anything else. Both of the stories in this volume are WWII stories; the first shows what an evolution Lily … <\/p>\n

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