One of the benefits of BOUCHERCON is the free books. I picked this copy of R. E. Conary’s Life’s a Bitch. So AM I. off the swap table. This is a far cry from Honey West. But Conary’s tough-as-nails heroine provides plenty of action in this thriller. Sure, Life’s a Bitch. So Am I isn’t top shelf storytelling, but if you’re looking for some fast-paced escapism, this is the book for you. An extra bonus: my copy was Large Print! GRADE: C+
At least it has a great title.
Bill, the title is the best part of the book.
I thought you took it as a goof to show your students. I didn’t realize you were going to read it.
Jeff, my students loved LIFE’S A BITCH. But when I got stuck in the Southwest computer meltdown, I read it to pass the time.
I probably would have picked it up too, George.
I wouldn’t have read it as quickly as you did, though. I now have a TBR room.
Beth, FREE is a magic word with me. And there were a lot of free books at BOUCHERCON. The quality was a bit suspect, though.
I didn’t want to take home a bunch of books I was never going to read, so I gave a couple to Maggie and dumped a few others. I did take several. The highlight was when I got Brendan DuBois to sign the Crippen & Landru collection of his stories. When I told him how much I enjoyed his standalone novels he was nice enough to give me an ARC of his new book, coming out in February, and sign it.
Jeff, nice story of Brendan DuBois’s generosity! That kind of thing happens at BOUCHERCON. I remember having Ruth Rendell sign my books. She was very kind and gracious.