WWW.WEDNESDAY

 

WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click here. 

PS I no longer participate in WWW.WEDNESDAY via that link because her blog won't accept Blogger comments. I mention this only to save you the frustration I experienced trying to link up.

1. What are you currently reading? Bad Influence by Alison Gaylin. Ms. Gaylin is the third author to take on Sunny Randall. Robert B. Parker created her back in 1999 at the request of his friend, actress Helen Hunt. Hunt was really hot back in the 90s, with an Emmy for Mad About You and an Oscar for As Good As It Gets. Her career stalled and poor Sunny never made it to the screen. But the books have survived, the series continuing even after Parker's death.

 

First Mike Lupica took over, and I like how he honored Parker's tone, setting and characters. With Bad Influence, Sunny finally has a woman author tell her story, and I'm eager to see how it goes.

 
2. What did you recently finish reading?  Grudge Match by Mike Lupica. This is the book I wanted 12 Months to Live to be! Sunny Randall is just as endearing as Jane Smith. They speak the same way  -- both explain their actions by saying, "A girl's gotta do ..." and they both love their dogs, who are threatened in the same way. This makes sense because both books were written by Mike Lupica. However with Grudge Match, I didn't have suspend disbelief in ridiculous courtroom scenes, or shake my head at how many coincidences there are in life. I suspect that's because James Patterson wasn't involved with Grudge Match. Anyway, I enjoyed it and think that wherever Sunny's creator, Robert B. Parker, is, he enjoyed it, too.

3. What will you read next? Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell.