Reading Wednesday
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dhampyresaWhat did you finish reading
Dead Water, by Barbara Hambly: This book was awesome! I loved it. Hannibal gets roped into a duel (and poisoned. Again). Underground Railway! Queen Régine! Ben being a hero! Plenty of OT3 moments like this one:
Dead and Buried, by Barbara Hambly: OMG THIS BOOK THIS BOOK. Rose's school has pupils! That Hannibal will teach Greek and history to! Ben and Rose have offered to put a roof over Hannibal's head more than once! THE MAYERLINGS! I love the Mayerlings so much, omg. We learn how Ben and Hannibal met and it does not disappoint: HANNIBAL SAVES BEN'S LIFE <strike>with the power of song!</strike> (I wish I could quote from this passage, because it's great, but I can't seem to find it, sadly. Have Ben talking about Hannibal, instead: "a man who'd saved his life, a man he loved"). Also, Hannibal apparently has a habit of exit rooms through windows. Hannibal almost gets poisoned (yes, again). Chloë still calls Dominique 'Darling'! There's lots of touching and Ben taking notice of Hannibal's hands, too. Also, I really want the fic where Ben and Hannibal meet while in Paris. Ben brings up himself that it's surprising they've never met.
What are you reading now
The Shirt on His Back, by Barbara Hambly: Rose! Rose , Rose! She's pregnant! But the school's in bad shape and omg why is she not in this book, I miss her already. On the plus side, annibal seems to ahve kicked off the alcohol AND the laudanum habit, so that's good. Abishag Shaw: still fucking terrifyingly single-minded in his pursuit of justice.
Hannibal's Odyssey, by William Mahaney: I'm about halfway through, so there's progress, at least, but the format is really not practical.
What are you reading next
Ran Away, by Barbara Hambly. HOW DO I ONLY HAVE TWO BOOKS LEFT IN THIS SERIES?
Dead Water, by Barbara Hambly: This book was awesome! I loved it. Hannibal gets roped into a duel (and poisoned. Again). Underground Railway! Queen Régine! Ben being a hero! Plenty of OT3 moments like this one:
Rose shook her head, "I'm no good with nursing, but I've had plenty of practice at yanking off Hannibal's boots."Or this Rose/Hannibal moment (in Ben's presence):
January grimaced agreement and ran an affectionate hand along his unconscious friend's arm.
Rose stepped through the stateroom door and shut it behind her, and, putting her arms around Hannibal's neck from behind, kissed the bare scalp in one of the long fjords of his hairline.I called the twist with Mr Bredon (well, the first one anyway). BOBBY MADE IT! I was so incredibly relieved to learn that he did and the boy's had, what, twenty pages of screentime? Rose protecting the girl at the beginning! Ben and Hannibal shaing a bath! Hannibal getting dragged around by the front of his shirt (that seems to happen a lot).
Dead and Buried, by Barbara Hambly: OMG THIS BOOK THIS BOOK. Rose's school has pupils! That Hannibal will teach Greek and history to! Ben and Rose have offered to put a roof over Hannibal's head more than once! THE MAYERLINGS! I love the Mayerlings so much, omg. We learn how Ben and Hannibal met and it does not disappoint: HANNIBAL SAVES BEN'S LIFE <strike>with the power of song!</strike> (I wish I could quote from this passage, because it's great, but I can't seem to find it, sadly. Have Ben talking about Hannibal, instead: "a man who'd saved his life, a man he loved"). Also, Hannibal apparently has a habit of exit rooms through windows. Hannibal almost gets poisoned (yes, again). Chloë still calls Dominique 'Darling'! There's lots of touching and Ben taking notice of Hannibal's hands, too. Also, I really want the fic where Ben and Hannibal meet while in Paris. Ben brings up himself that it's surprising they've never met.
What are you reading now
The Shirt on His Back, by Barbara Hambly: Rose! Rose , Rose! She's pregnant! But the school's in bad shape and omg why is she not in this book, I miss her already. On the plus side, annibal seems to ahve kicked off the alcohol AND the laudanum habit, so that's good. Abishag Shaw: still fucking terrifyingly single-minded in his pursuit of justice.
Hannibal's Odyssey, by William Mahaney: I'm about halfway through, so there's progress, at least, but the format is really not practical.
What are you reading next
Ran Away, by Barbara Hambly. HOW DO I ONLY HAVE TWO BOOKS LEFT IN THIS SERIES?
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Date: 2014-03-15 10:19 pm (UTC)He would need nursing, but you seem to be assuming that he's reasonable. He probably just stopped taking both one day and didn't expect to succeed, even marginally, so he didn't tell anyone. Withdrawal is a terrible thing and I'm amazed he decided to do both at once, because that could have killed him.
Can you imagine Ben and Hannibal trying to keep the whole thing a secret from Rose? They wouldn't last ten seconds.
I do have the short stories! I'm going to read them when I've finished Good Man Friday, but omg Rose short story, so excited! Which one is it?
Speaking of Good Man Friday, do you know when it's set?
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Date: 2014-03-17 02:39 am (UTC)Yeah, I wish we knew more about exactly how it all worked out. It is really hard to picture Hannibal asking for help, even though it's so obvious that it would be a good idea.
The Rose short story is "A Time to Every Purpose". The other two are both about Ben and Hannibal; one with Livia and Dominique, and one with Kentucky Williams.
Good Man Friday is January to March, 1838.
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Date: 2014-03-17 11:00 pm (UTC)That includes Mardi Gras, perfect, thank you.
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Date: 2014-03-17 11:06 pm (UTC)Ha, I have an entire time line written out, in an attempt to figure out how old people are, when stuff happens, how much time is between books, etc.
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