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Thursday, November 06, 2008
It's not every day you chance upon a Zimmermann in the wild. Moreover, I've attempted that pattern–which is a total hoot–but abandoned it because I realized the finished sweater was going to be too small for Abigail. This specimen appeared to be expertly executed in an intriguing, lustrous yarn.
Without realizing it, I must have stared a little too long.
"Can I help you?" It was the mother. Her tone could not be described as earnestly helpful.
"I'm sorry," I said, blushing. "I couldn't help noticing your baby's sweater. Elizabeth Zimmermann, right?"
"What?" She backed up a step.
"The sweater–it was designed by Elizabeth Zimmermann."
"What? No. It's not designer. Somebody made it for the baby. Some friend of my husband's gave to us."
"Oh, I see. So you're not the knitter."
"What? Why would I be a knitter? Look, why are you talking to me? Get away now."
She waved her cell phone in a marked manner. I decided the time was right to end our Meaningful Dialogue and head for home. I hadn't had breakfast yet, anyhow.
Must try to remember in future that the entire world does not knit; nor does it expect swarthy, bearded men in biker jackets to field-spot baby sweaters–not even famous baby sweaters.
Come Say Hello
I'm going to be signing copies of It Itches at two different places around Chicago this weekend.
On Friday evening from 6–9 p.m. I'll be at Loopy Yarns, where I'll also be signing prints (Loopy is now carrying a selection of them) and the new Loopy Yarns tote bags (which sport a drawing I created specially for the shop, available nowhere else).
And on Saturday from noon–2 p.m. I'll be at My Sister's Knits in Beverly (on the South Side).
105 comments:
- undeadgoat said...
Hopefully the mother will tell this story to the knitter, in some form or other, and the knitter will get a kick out of whatever interpretation the mother's imposed on your comment.
- Sandy said...
I almost spit my coffee out on that one Franklin. No, most women *don't* expect swarthy black leather jacket types to take an interest in the baby's sweater. Even if it is designer.
Has Delores sobered up, I mean, recovered, from her political loss yet? - 1:38 PM
- amy said...
I would be honored if you were to field ID the sweater my baby (who is in a sling right now) was wearing. Let's see, I have several I made myself, two of which are February sweaters, plus a Baby Mine sweater that was gifted to me.
Of course, I'm not in Chicago, so the chances of that happening are slim. But, just so you know. I'd be honored. - 1:42 PM
- Tina. said...
Hi Frankin,
I just received my copy of "It Itches" in the mail yesterday. I howled! The one sketch with the lady holding the knitting, the house in a shambles, exclaiming to her husband "It relaxes me, that's why!" Was sooooo on point. I am taking it to my knitting group tonight to show them! It is funny because sometimes the mildest thing you hear is "oops" or "uh-oh", or "ah crap" and which the entire group holds there breath. Sometimes the knitting is so tight the kneedles crack! Thanks for the laughs to come! - 1:48 PM
- Kat said...
Unfortunately, there is not a knitter born every minute. But, my fingers are crossed for that blessed babe and her lovely start. I see needles and wool in her future!!
- Lady Radagast said...
I agree with undeadgoat, I really hope the mother's story gets back to the knitter so she can be reassured that 1. Yes, it is a designer sweater among knitters and 2. No, the creepy man was not just trying to figure out how tasty her baby would be in a nice stew.
I'm looking forward to Dolores sharing the trials and tribulations of the election with us, once she recovers, that is. Maybe she can turn her efforts to convincing the soon-to-be first family to get a sheep instead of a dog for the girls? Of course if Dolores gets too close to the girls they might just end up opting for a sheepdog instead... - 1:55 PM
- Serina said...
Wow. So strange. And that she weirded out at the suggestion that she might have knit it herself, I still can't wrap my brain around that. Besides, you're handsome not scary. What's the deal?
- The Country Mouse said...
I kind of hope the knitter is a fan of yours and reads the story here first.
And I like it when swarthy men in biker jackets inspect my baby. And when football players full of machismo drop it for a minute and try to make the baby laugh. Hee. - 2:09 PM
- Alex said...
Awesome, awesome story!! "Why would I be a knitter?" That's such a priceless-ly random thing for her to say.
Maybe someone else (who doesn't look so "threatening") will say the same thing to her, and it will all fall into place in her mind. - 2:22 PM
- sarah b. said...
I'm teaching a handful of my coworkers the BSJ and one of them decided to use lion brand homespun with big needles!! IT'S HUGE! It's hilarious... a giant baby sweater.
- Knit - R - Done said...
There is a man at our church who wears the most amazing sweaters. It's really hard to convince my husband that I'm not staring at the amazing body under them.
Could be worse...I used to be a phlebotomist and I caught myself staring at people's veins like a vampire. - 2:30 PM
- ccr in MA said...
I feel sorry for the knitter, that the baby's mother doesn't truly appreciate the gift. "Some friend of my husband's gave to us." Yeah, she wouldn't get a hand-knit from me!
- Anonymous said...
I like doing something that other people are insulted to think that someone thinks they might have done. It is the closest to naughty that a straight-o-potato like me can get.
I see you did not get my travel memo, yet again. You were supposed to be signing somewhere in the northern Chgo burbs on Fri early morning, and then somewhere in Milw on Sat or Sun when I could slip away from my conference. You could make this easy on me and just come to the Twin Cities-When I Am Home. Please.
Gerrie in StPaul - 2:35 PM
- LaurieM said...
Ahh, that's too bad. As a plump motherly sort, I could have totally gotten away with those questions and probably could have felt the yarn and patted the baby too boot. It's just not fair.
- patimer said...
I agree with Laurie - i would have done the same thing and probably gotten an entirely different reaction.
(I also found the FBS to knit up a bit on the small side as recommended.)
Also - patimer was my verification word - makes a fun name tho. - 3:03 PM
- Moe said...
I'm with country mouse and hope that she has a knit-acquaintance who reads your blog/is a fan.
- Rudee said...
I bet when she received this gift, she wasn't appropriately appreciative either. I wouldn't have knit it for someone like this. You are not swarthy, you're rather cute.
- knititch said...
i am a bit confused. you look like somebody who people would like to approach in the street. maybe it is the combo of strange men and babies (how sad). my niece was approached in a park by a group of americans who asked her who made her daughter's tomten. she timidly said my aunt. they said i could become rich if i published the design. she was too shy to tell everything she knew about zimmermann....
- traceyinmichigan said...
when the mother tells the story to the knitter- I SOOO hope the knitter responds "CRAP! SWARTHY LEATHER WEARING BEARDED KNITTER? THAT WAS FRANKLIN, YOU IDIOT!"
- tricotchick said...
I agree with rudee and amy. It is so definitely the mother's loss to not have the faintest idea about the baby's sweater. Or you. I'm sorry you encountered such weirdness. Anyone who reads this blog would be honored to have you inquire about any knitted object you wanted to inquire about.
Congratulations on It Itches! I've just bought 2 copies, one for me and one for a co-worker. I hope you'll be on the NY Times bestseller list soon, just like the Harlot. Much success with this treasure!! - 3:27 PM
- braeden said...
Yeah, maybe it's your blog, but you really don't seem that menacing to me.
- goosefairy said...
oh my god. that is hilarious! "why are you talking to me!" man. i sure hope that sweater was knit with machine-washable yarn 'cause you KNOW someone like that wouldn't bother hand-washing.
feh. - 3:41 PM
- KnittyLynn said...
That's hysterical! Next time you should kinear the offender. ;)
- Rebecca said...
she truly does not appreciate the gift she was given.....
OH A BOOK SIGNING...I may be stalkerish and come in from the 'burbs! - 4:04 PM
- Sue said...
that is a funny story. I hope she passes it on to the knitter.
- Carol said...
I've been weirded out by comments from strangers but I can't imagine getting worked up when someone asks about a knitted garment. It's not like you were sizing up the baby for sale. I'm sorry you had such a strange encounter.
- New Jersey Laura said...
Love your story! I have frightened people in the wild doing the same thing! So I can assure you, that even harmless looking middle aged mom-types can cause alarm -- so you must have caused a red alert. lol. Swatting at you with the cell phone just completes the picture :) Begone sweater freak!
- AKS said...
I recently sent off a matched pair of February baby and baby surprise sweaters in a variegated purple to new twins in Chicago. If you see them, I'm fairly sure their parents--even their way conservative looking, but actually not at all father--would be receptive to a chat.
- Gail said...
but how neat to recognize the sweater!
- Ricky said...
At least the mother was using the hand knit sweater and not leaving it in a drawer.
- BustersDad said...
I mourn the loss of the days when it was perfectly okay for a polite stranger to smile at a baby and engage their parent in neighborly conversation. . . Of course, as a rather large man, and a knitter, I am familiar with the the stink-eye look when I begin talking about knitting. Sometimes it is funny and sometimes not so much!
- Kristen said...
I'm with Tracey in Michigan. That would be divine!
- Amy said...
"Why would I be a knitter?" - Because you're child enjoys fine knitted apparel, apparently?
"Look, why are you talking to me?" - You were the one who started talking to me first!
This is awesomely great. I'm sorry about Delores' loss. My sheep here on the homefront supported another candidate from your area...I won't mention who. (I caught him wearing a campaign sticker.) - 5:31 PM
- Liz said...
I had much the same thing happen with a woman wearing a great scarf in a knitting shop - I said "oh, is that the River Stole?", she said "no, it's kidsilk something" and backed away. Turns out her friend knit it for her.
- Knit Purl Gurl said...
Let me just say - if you came up to me and were able to recognize anything I knit (still newbie here) - I'd kiss you! When thinking of this mother a phrase from the Bible comes to mind (Jesus to God) - "They know not what they do." Now, I'm not saying you're God, Franklin - but this mother obviously was clueless.
Oh and FYI - got my book in the mail yesterday along with my free tote for pre-ordering! SO AWESOME! I laughed all the way through the book!!! - 6:47 PM
- Emily said...
"a Zimmerman in the wild..." I love it. I guess to the uneducated knitwear is not "designer" material.
- Jennifer said...
OMG - that is the funniest story! I especially like that you spotted a Zimmerman in the wild. Good on you!
- FiberQat said...
You're good spotting an EZ sweater. Are you going to be like those birdwatchers who get up at the crack of dark to go add to their lifetime list?
- Riin said...
As Slappy Squirrel used to say, "Tactless, yet rude."
So how is Dolores taking her loss? - 8:22 PM
- QuietdanMN said...
I'd be pretty happy to have a swarthy, bearded man in a biker jacket asking me about knitting.
I suppose that isn't everyone's idea of a welcome conversation... - 8:35 PM
- Alison said...
Well I for one would be tickled pink if you approached me about a Zimmermann. (It would obviously signal your oh-so-fabulous taste!) And, um, that lady can just take a chill pill. 'Cause you're not there to look at HER, that's for sure!
Alison - 9:02 PM
- Trish in MD said...
Hi Franklin!
Oh boy that lady was a piece of work. Clearly she didn't get that even handknits are fabulous designer works.
You do know of course, that the February baby sweater can be made in any size?? Elizabeth Zimmermann gives us precious little information, except that at the beginning of the pattern, she says she casts on 50 stitches, and achieves a neck opening of 10 inches.
I guess as a lace knitter you're probably not into winging it too much but that's kinda what you have to do with this pattern. Make the neck opening the size that you want and then increase every so often til you get the width around the shoulders that you want. Use measurements from a sweater that you know will fit abigail as a guide, if that makes it easier.
Whatever number of stitches you get so that it will go around the two shoulders and chest, increase or decrease a little to get that multiple of seven (if you like the lace pattern used in the sweater, otherwise you really can use whatever pattern you want).
Sometimes, just using bigger yarn and bigger needles with the pattern as written will give you a nice toddler size (increasing the length for the sleeves and body of course).
Play with it... it's fun and a pretty quick knit. Elizabeth says in the pattern that babies do come in different sizes, so even your experiments would be bound to fit someone! I'm betting Abigail would look great in one and I think you should try again! - 9:50 PM
- kmkat said...
That poor lady may never know she had an encounter with greatness (that's you, Franklin). But you missed the perfect opportunity for that classic line: "Why, yes, I learned to knit in prison."
- NeedleDancer said...
How sad that she got all defensive.
Perhaps you come off differently on the Streets of Chicago.. but I've never found you scary... more like approachable, if a tad shy.
My recent EZ sighting went more smoothly....Last week, as I was filling out the form to get my asthmatic daughter her flu shot -- I too spotted an E.Z. -- on a not quite big enough to be a toddler sized child.
I looked, and looked.... and finally asked the mom if she'd knit the sweater. she said yes...
I said "it looks remarkably like the Tomten jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman" She replied "That's because it is the Tomten Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman."
Her husband, also there, was sporting a very nice sweater that might have been a Starmore cabled thing... He came up to me and told me that his wife had knit that too, but my chatting window had closed so I didn't find out what it was... - 11:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Knitspotting -- I love it! After our recent Fiber Twist event a couple of weeks ago I found myself near a woman wearing a familiar sweater. I said something like, "aha, the Penny Straker sweater," and she turned around and asked, "Oh, is THAT who designed it? I made it more than 20 years ago, and I'd forgotten." When she asked if I could ID the yarn, I was able to tell her it was probably Ballybrae (now long gone, of course), and we had a nice chat. But I'm not a swarthy leather jacket type....
- Knitting Painter Woman said...
People get weird for weird reasons. Motherly protectiveness is one of the least controllable ones. But how disappointing that your overture was truncated. I love talking to "new people" (i.e., strangers) and hate when I misjudge their receptiveness.
- Steph said...
I would've been excited to see EZ "in the wild" too! lol.
Too bad the mama was apparently on a short fuse. - 12:46 AM
- lizbon said...
Golly, could she have been more ungracious? Ugh.
- jeanfromcornwall said...
Of course the one big worry is how she is going to rear that child and teach it to interact with its fellow creatures. And whether it is going to stand any chance at all of growing up open minded and interested.
- Bronchitikat said...
Ungracious or what! Mind you, it's probably her first child. First-time mothers can be a bit like that. Know I was occasionally!
Otherwise - you got a great blog entry from the encounter. So congratulations. & you never know, the Mom may just get to hear about this whole incident from here. Sure hope her Knitter does. "Friend of my husband's" indeed! - 7:05 AM
- Syd said...
OMG! I just spewed my coffee all over my monitor! Franklin, I just adore you and your humor!
- Mary said...
I once saw a newish baby at a parade wrapped in a beautiful lace knit shawl. I, too, stared a bit too long. Then I said to the mother "Someone loves that baby very much to put that time and energy into making something like that."
That got her. She lit up like a halloween pumpkin and told me all about her grandmother, who was the knitter.
Of course I'm a chubby, unthreatening white woman, so that could have helped :) - 7:10 AM
- jennifer.auroradesign said...
Too funny! I spotted a Kauni sweater at the farmers market last weekend. I gasped, my mouth flapped open and I frantically looked around for another knitter to share the excitement with. Then I realized the muggles didn't know--I was dumbfounded.
- Sam said...
If she was that taken aback that you dared suggest that *she* might knit, I wonder how she would have reacted to the fact that *you* knit, and very well at that.
The things people get freaked out by never cease to amuse me. XD Thanks for sharing. - 7:29 AM
- Victoria said...
How rude! I might send my sister to see you at Iknit and you can question her about the handknits that I have made her all you like and I promise she won't wave her mobile at you. Did the mother really say that??
- lupin said...
That is too funny. I recently accosted a man whose baby was wearing "blu" jeans (from knitty), made by his wife. I think he was quite frightened.
- Janine said...
I completely understand :-)
A couple of years ago I was sood in the lunch queue behind a collegue who was wearing the most lucious, slighltly fluffy, soft cabled cream scarf. I was good. I resisted a quick feel. Instead I engaged said collegue in conversation by asking her " What a beautiful scarf! Is it Angora?"
"No!" she replied (greatly offended) "It's Ted Baker!"
Sigh.. If only we were all on the same wavelength..... - 10:10 AM
- Anonymous said...
That baby story is hysterical!
Meanwhile had you noticed one of my kids in a hand-made sweater I would have jumped in your arms and insisted we run away (if only to the nearest cafe for a short time). But that's only if I could keep on my feet and continue breathing after seeing you in the real world.
Your admirer and knitter #6hundredandsomething,
Marianne - 10:10 AM
- Guido from Boston said...
What can I say, some people deserve gifts from walmart...
- Darci said...
honey, if I was approached by a swarthy black leather jacket I would not be chasing him away. This is another reason why I do not knit for just anyone - she does not appreciate the history her wee one is wearing.
- Lee said...
Sorry but I had to laugh at that reminder that the non-knitting world has a whole other take on the idea of a man who notices knitted baby items. I'm sure it's no fun to be taken for a threat when you're just being friendly, though. The knitting world will just have to be extra friendly to make it up to you. I promise to do my part {hugs}.
- Liz said...
Wow, maybe she should try decaf. Just a thought.
- Jackie said...
My husband was a stay-at-home dad--moderately-sized bearded guy. He got the evil eye from the suburban mommies every time he took our son to the playground. I imagine they thought he was a molester or something. It's a wonder no one ever called the police to report him.
He looked no more threatening that you--and you are obviously a sweetheart, even in leather. - 11:29 AM
- Angie said...
Imagine what the Knitter of The Gift will think when this gets back to her. I would like to think that yes, I would be cautious of a dark swarthy man but if he's questioning me about the knitting, he can't be all that bad.....can he?
- Gretch said...
Do you think she knew you learned how to knit in prison???
- . . . Lisa and Robb . . . said...
Confess: You were wearing one of your "I learned to knit in prison" shirts and neglected to mention that in your story.
I know how you swarthy leather clad types operate. Mighty sneaky with the truth, we are. - 2:19 PM
- Leisa said...
this must be the best "knitter" story ever told!
- Emily said...
Yes! Best Knitter story ever told!
I made that sweater for a grandbaby, & her mom looked at it wistfully & said, "I'd like to have something like that." So of course...I am math-challenged, & working that thing up in a size to fit her mom (in the same wool, which I thought was part of her attraction to it) gave me the vapors. But I did it.
I hope the story gets back to the knitter. - 2:44 PM
- Patti said...
well,at least the woman put the sweater on the baby, so it was getting used. I don't think any of the little baby sweaters I have knit for family and friends have ever gotten any use... I'm not sure why, either I'm a totally crappy knitter and the stuff I knit winds up buried in the back yard when I'm not looking, or the parents of my little recipients just don't appreciate the time and effort and love put into knitting even wee knitwear. oh well... Glad to see you have crawled out from under the bed and are on the road again!
- Celia said...
Your experience with the non-knitter reminds me of my own experience when I talked like a pirate on "Talk Like a Pirate Day" to a young man wearing a Jolly Roger t-shirt on the BART platform. He got away from the crazy lady with the pointy sticks as quickly as he possibly could.
- Patti said...
AND, once I was making baby booties, and didn't know if they would fit. I saw a woman in the grocery store with a baby about the same size as the recipient to be, and so help me, what was I thinking, I actually asked this woman if I could see her baby's feet... I'm surprised she didn't call the security guard right then and there and have me arrested. She did look at me funny, but I whipped the booties out and QUICKLY explained that I just wanted to check them against real baby feet,and she was quite accomodating after that, but I still shudder that I actually asked that question of a complete stranger, with no preface!!
- Margaret said...
Humph -- If I make a sweater for a friend's baby, that friend knows enough about my knitting to at least be amused/flattered by a stranger inquiring about the knitted garment. Although the sweater may well have been from a _female_ friend of her husband's, with associated anxiety/lack of respect. (I did knit a hat for a friend's baby once, and got a thank-you note from the friend's wife that basically said "Oh, another hat. How nice." Last thing I knit for them.)
- Seanna Lea said...
It's too bad. I always wonder if the recipient would be more interested in the piece if it had some kind of provenance attached to it. In some ways, I know it works for knitters. A lot of us like knowing that we are knitting yarn from a sheep named Shellie (not Doloroes, it would be too easy to get drunk from the yarn) or what not. Does that extend to non-knitters?
- B and the boys said...
I have been lurking and couldn't resist a comment on this. A sad , sad thing.... that the woman doesn't knit. I have just taken it up and my sons are warming to the idea of learning. A great gift to pass on not just the knitwear, but also the knowledge.
- Linda L. said...
*sigh* methinks if someone gave that woman the hope diamond, she'd say "oh, this? it's just some rock somebody found in a gravel pit."
alas, it is not up to us to save stupid people from themselves. as much as we want to... - 6:25 PM
- Joyce said...
Maybe it was her hormones. I remember well when my first child, who's now 27, was a baby. I was incredibly overprotective of him. I would have probably freaked, too; though I hope when you started talking about the knitting, I would have figured it out. Of course, I was a knitter even back then.
- Zenzele said...
Wow, what a snotty response! We should all find out where she lives, knock on her door, and attack her with Silly String. By the way, i got my book last week - I absolutely love it!
- kt said...
Sounds like you ran across the cousin of the woman who told La Harlot that she was crocheting. What a poop.
And my word verification was the lead character in Shakespeare's long-lost manuscript about star-crossed knitters....Unatio - 12:49 AM
- Anonymous said...
Oh dear, now I have a song stuck in my head:
"Pa-ra-noi-a will de-stroy ya!"
::Flailing head around, in a way sure to make all non-knitting mothers of small children flee::
Tracy in Qatar - 4:53 AM
- Anonymous said...
That's hysterical! You are too funny! You know, you'd think she would GET it, right...? Anyway, you made my morning. Have to go walk now!!
Marsha - 7:41 AM
- bkat said...
First of all, this is the first time that I have commented. Hello!
Second, my comment: It is too bad that the world is such a fearful place. Ideally, this woman would have reacted in a dramatically different way, beaming at your appreciation of her well-attired child, and looking forward to subsequently meet her knitting friend and complement HER on the choice of the EZ design.
Third, your blogs are a riot, your photos are excellent, your designs are inspiring, and I am sure glad that I found you on the Web. Thank you for sharing your talent, insights, and humor!!! - 11:51 AM
- JellyDonut said...
I have a really funny story about a woman who thought I was trying to kidnap her child--funny NOW after 14 years. If you do a book signing in Denver I will tell you all about it! LOVE your book.
- PenguinKnits said...
Darling, if you ever came up to me with my baby not only would I not shoo you away, I'd probably take the sweater off the baby just so you could look at the finishing. BTW, couldn't find VanHoofen on our local ballot so I had to write her in.
- Natalie said...
You're coming to London this week and I'm so excited! I remember you said that you studied Art History in college and as an MA student in Art History I must insist that you include a visit to the Courtauld during your stay. It's incredible. See you thursday! - 6:52 AM
- hokgardner said...
I promise that if you field spot the Elizabeth Zimmerman Surprise Jacket that my mother knit for my new daughter, I won't wave my cell phone at you and tell you to get lost.
- The Gravelcat said...
It's an ambition of mine to make a BSJ. I jut bought my first EZ book "Knitting Without Tears" and I just LOVE how she writes. Then I saw some photos in the Knitpicks community site where the jackets were made of really colorful homespun. They were downright lovely!
Even if I didn't know anything about the designer, I would at least smile if someone commented on my baby's fashions. - 1:17 PM
- Marianne said...
I'd be honored for you to spot my knitting in public and comment! I'm new to Chicago (recent transplant from Cali) and YOU, my dear Franklin, were one of my inspirations for coming. Er...I mean YOUR BLOG got me all hyped up to live in Chicago! I've been reading you for a couple of years and can't wait to run into you at some local knitting gala and introduce myself. And now the bad news? I left my Zimmerman knitting books in cali and thus cannot make neither the February sweater nor the Surprise jacket. Alas, any other pattern suggestions for a baby sweater out of the Lorna's lace Lion and Lamb I bought on sale at Loopy Yarns this week? Thanks...and thanks for brightening many a day with your wit. Marianne
- knithound brooklyn said...
Clueless, she is clueless.
- Dibble said...
While agreeing with all the comments, I laughed the hardest at anonymous at 12:01 am...
I have knit Penny Straker's John's Gurnsey in Ballybrae no less than four times in my life. I still get compliments on mine.
Carry on with all things knitting, including approaching strangers wtih babies. - 8:48 PM
- Deborah said...
Boy, she was a little harsh! A few weeks ago I was standing waiting for the walk lite at the cross walk. I thought I was having a conversation with a woman that lives nearby with a baby. Next thing I know she's practically running like I'm someone she saw on Friday's Most Wanted. I rewound the conv in my head and saw nothing offensive...maybe it's new mother hormones?
- Anonymous said...
That woman must be really sleep deprived.
Too bad, it's a lot of attitude to carry around with her all of the time.
You didn't do anything wrong ...
Lisa in Toronto - 8:46 PM
- Lindsey said...
Bookspotting! I just had to tell you that I spotted a copy of your book "in the wild" today. Several, actually: the Borders in Knoxville had four on the shelves.
...now they have three. - 12:11 AM
- pdxWoman said...
Yikes! I guess I have yet another reason I love the moderately large city in which I live --- something like that would *never* happen in Portland. Hopefully the mother doesn't rub off on the baby.
- Laura Sue said...
Well, how did you expect her to respond to someone who learned to knit in prison?
- Eileen said...
Oy. Some of the nicest comments I've ever heard in the wild have been from swarthy bearded men in biker's jackets (just don't tell DH, okay? ;-)). Actually, it's true. (Nice comments. Really!)
So Dolores is still sulking? Wait till she realizes she's missing a cruise. Maybe she'll rethink her position on the cabinet appointment.
Franklin, it's obvious that I will have to go buy my copy of "It Itches" at a local store, and unsigned. Unless I can somehow manage to get to Old Blighty...
*cough* New England *cough* - 4:36 PM
- Yarnhog said...
I'm pretty sure it was the "swarthy, bearded men in biker jackets" bit that threw her.
- katie said...
- Diane said...
I got the same reaction when I saw the baby in the next check out line was wearing a bsj ... and I'm a middle aged, could stand to lose 20 lbs, sweat shirt with coffee spilled on the sleeve kind of person. Some moms are just like that.
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(Sunday, September 23rd) Final Score: Buffalo 24, Cleveland 14 Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for three touchdowns and the Buffalo Bills defeated the Cleveland Browns, 24-14, to earn their first road victory since Week 1 of last season. Fitzpatrick threw for 208 yards on 22-of-35 efficiency, connecting seven times with Stevie Johnson, whose touchdown catch in the fourth quarter accounted for the game's final margin. T.J. Graham and C.J. Spiller also caught touchdown passes to help the Bills (2-1) end their eight-game road skid. After strong performances last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, Brandon Weeden and Trent Richardson regressed on Sunday. Weeden threw for a touchdown late in the third, but his two interceptions in the fourth quarter doomed the Browns, who fell to 0-3 for the fifth time in the last seven seasons. The Bills effectively contained Richardson, who ran for a score, but only managed 27 yards on 12 carries. He also caught six passes for 24 yards. "That was one of the things that we made a big deal about," said Bills head coach Chan Gailey. "Not letting him out of there, controlling him, and it worked kind of like we thought it would." Ryan Lindell's 37-yard field goal to open the second half gave Buffalo a 10- point lead, but Weeden brought Cleveland within three near the end of the third. The rookie quarterback completed 8-of-12 passes to lead a 13-play, 80- yard march, which concluded with a 22-yard pass to Travis Benjamin in the end zone. But Fitzpatrick answered for Buffalo two drives later, completing 4-of-5 through the air before hitting Johnson for a 9-yard touchdown. Cleveland punted on its next possession and Weeden threw interceptions on the following two drives to seal the victory for Buffalo. "One, you have to give them a little bit of credit," said Weeden regarding the Bills' defense. "They made tackles at the line of scrimmage and were doing a good job against the run game." In the first quarter, Buffalo started near midfield after forcing Cleveland to go three-and-out on its first possession. Fitzpatrick put them inside the Browns' 20 after completing passes to Donald Jones and Johnson before hitting Graham on a 9-yard slant route for a score. Spiller, who took a screen pass 32 yards for a touchdown on the Bills' second possession, was injured the following drive. After falling on his shoulder at the end of a 25-yard catch, which was negated by a holding penalty, Spiller went to the locker room and did not return. Tashard Choice replaced him and ran for 91 yards on 20 carries. The Browns punted on each of their first four possessions, but rallied for a score on their fifth after Weeden's interception to Jarius Byrd was erased by an illegal contact penalty on Aaron Williams. Weeden threw a strike to Mohamed Massaquoi for 14 yards before handing off to Richardson, who scampered six yards into the end zone to make it a one-score game at halftime. Game Notes Mario Williams recorded his first two sacks after signing a six-year, $100 million deal with Buffalo this past offseason ... Fitzpatrick is the only starting quarterback who still has not been sacked in 2012.
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February 23, 2015 HuskyBytes
Help Desk Student Assistant
The Help Desk Student Assistant will work with Help Desk Consultants and Leads to accumulate knowledge to assist clients with technology at the Odegaard Library Technology Help Desk and Computer Vet 12-19 hours per week.
Typical duties and responsibilities:
- Become familiar with software and hardware in the Technology Spaces labs and other supported spaces along with our policies and procedures
- Provide Tier 1 support to clients internally and within the Learning Technologies teams
- Understand the scope of our services and where to properly escalate issues, including those supported by other teams
- Assist in maintaining organization and cleanliness of Technology Spaces
- Become familiar with the University and Odegaard Library and learn to answer common questions from library clients or direct them to the proper departments for assistance
- Become familiar with how to respond during emergency situations in Odegaard library
- With the assistance of Help Desk Consultants:
- Instruct clients on usage of software and hardware in the Technology Spaces labs
- Troubleshoot technical issues in the Technology Spaces labs
- Develop methods for researching and collecting data on new technical issues both for the Technology Spaces labs and clients' personal computers through the Computer Vet service
- Track the scope and frequency of clients affected by specific technical issues and document trends
- Provide basic troubleshooting for printing services in Odegaard Library
Criteria for Selection:
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Experience assisting others with hardware and software issues
- Dependable
- Professional demeanor
- Excellent team player
- Outstanding problem-solving skills
- Desire to grow into positions of increasing responsibility
- Some morning, evening and/or weekend availability
Starting pay: $10.10 per hour
How to Apply:
To apply, please upload your resume and cover letter to our dropbox.
October 16, 2014 HuskyBytes
Mac Systems Lead
Build and maintain computer images, servers, networks and file and print services. Maintain Apple equipment and servers. Write and maintain maintenance and imaging documentation. Script and software development for maintenance.
$12.25 per hour
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
- Communicate directly with staff, students and other partners regarding current software and hardware, troubleshooting, and fixes
- Maintain all Apple equipment (includes hardware/software installation and testing, as well as general troubleshooting and hardware maintenance)
- Develop software and scripts to aid in maintaining the lab image and configurations
- Coordinate with the Systems Team PC Leads to provide uniformity in working environment between Apple and PC sections of the lab
- Develop and maintain Virtual Machine environments
- Assist the Network Lead in maintaining Apple servers
- Order and install warranty parts
- Recommend hardware and software upgrades
- Write and maintain maintenance and imaging documentation
- Maintain specialty equipment such as, but not limited to, ATL workstations, Video workstations, scanners, and Digital Presentation Studio
- Provide 1st and 2nd level support to a variety of clients, including answering questions and fixing hardware and software issues
- Other duties as assigned
Criteria for Selection
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Advanced Mac OS systems knowledge
- Basic computer networking skills
- Interest in current technology and advancing technological skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Professional work ethic
- Detail-oriented
- Must be dependable and have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Must be a student enrolled at the University of Washington
- Experience with authenticating OS X to Windows Domain
- Experience writing scripts with AppleScript to automate tasks
- Experience working with a UNIX/Linux-based operating system and performing basic tasks on the command line
- Experience scripting in bash, python or equivalent
- Familiarity with DeployStudio, JAMF, Casper Suite, or similar imaging
- Experience with server administration
- HTML knowledge
- A satisfactory outcome from a criminal background verification will be required prior to hire. Must be fully eligible to work in the United States.
How to Apply
To apply, please upload your resume and cover letter to our dropbox.
September 25, 2014 HuskyBytes
MyUW Mobile for Students: The Info You Need, When You Need It
Just in time for fall quarter, a more dynamic MyUW Mobile (http://my.uw.edu) makes it easy for you to track registration and get details about classes, textbooks and other academic information on any mobile device. What is displayed will change as the quarter progresses, from registration and class and schedule information to links to grades after quarter's end. UW-IT built the new platform with input from your classmates, who said students need personalized content and help with time management. Learn more: Meet the New MyUW Mobile.
July 30, 2014
SpaceScout: Review and Rate Spaces and Sync Your Favorites
UW students can now rate and review study spaces on campus with SpaceScout, an application that helps students find the perfect study space. In addition, students can send messages to friends about study spaces they've found and sync a list of favorite spaces across the Web and iOS versions. Learn more about SpaceScout.
June 30, 2014
Try Out the UW Libraries New (Beta) Search
The improved UW Libraries Search (beta) is now front and center on the Libraries' homepage for summer quarter, for you to try and then send feedback. It includes a number of new requested features such as tools for quickly copying a citation, stable "permalinks" that you can save or share, and the ability to narrow your results to a particular Library building. See the guide to UW Libraries Search beta for tips and help.
June 9, 2014 HuskyBytes
Software Test Engineer Position
Become a Software Test Engineer for UW-IT's Academic & Collaborative Applications (ACA) team, and start your career in the exciting field of software quality assurance and development.
The mission here at ACA is to develop and integrate with innovative applications that make the teaching and learning experience a better experience for everyone involved. Our team has brought you such applications as Canvas LMS, SpaceScout, Notify.UW, OneDrive Pro, Catalyst Web Tools, and other popular Web-based software applications used for courses, collaboration, and research here at the UW.
As a Software Test Engineer or STE, you will work with the development team in an agile environment to ensure that the quality of existing functionality and new features consistently meets the high standards that our users expect.
Software Test Engineers will have the opportunity to gain experience with agile software development methods, such as SCRUM, a highly sought after skill that has been adopted by many software development teams worldwide and Test Driven Development (TDD.) You will have the opportunity to be an integral part of our close-knit software development team, which is made up of intelligent, talented individuals who share a passion for creating cutting-edge software tools that meet the highest standards of quality. STEs have the chance to learn about user-centered design, first hand. Our team of passionate, creative user experience designers conducts extensive research and usability studies, the results of which help them create a user interface that is both innovative and intuitive, allowing the best user experience possible.
Not only will you sharpen and hone your technical skill set, but the real world experience you gain during your time with ACA will set you apart from other candidates going forward, giving you an edge when you apply for that next position. You will not only gain an in-depth understanding of Web architecture, you will be a contributing member of the Quality Assurance team and be involved in all aspects of the development process. You will gain skills in test case design and execution as well as defect investigation and verification. You will also have the opportunity to develop your coding skills in Python, Perl, and JavaScript by expanding on unit tests and developing front end automation scripts using Selenium. Most importantly, you will exercise your critical problem-solving skills by learning to think outside the box.
What You'll Do:
- Familiarize yourself with current projects and learn about Web architecture
- Analyze technical design specifications for feasibility and to ensure that requirements are being met
- Write test cases and/or test plans as needed based on design specifications for new features
- Perform manual black-box testing a.k.a 'Break Things!' as part of the functional testing process
- Perform white box testing as necessary
- Perform penetration testing as necessary
- Develop and extend unit tests in Python
- Automate existing integration and acceptance tests where appropriate using Selenium or other test tools
- Write detailed bug reports by providing clear step-by-step instructions so that others may reproduce the issue
- Mentor and provide direction for other undergraduate testing staff as you gain experience
- Communicate status with the QA Lead and the rest of the development team
- Take on other projects assigned to you as necessary
Who You Are:
You have the natural curiosity that is characteristic of great software engineers. You are driven by the impulse to lift the hood and look inside, learn how it works, then test and push limits. You are intelligent, motivated, detail oriented, well organized, flexible but driven, and know how to communicate well, as you will be an integral member of a fast-paced team. You don't settle for "just ok." You set high standards for yourself and this is reflected in your work. Most importantly, you are a team player who is willing to work hard, have a sense of humor, and have fun in the process.
Desired Technical Skills:
- Working knowledge of web architecture
- Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and other Web-related languages and markup
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as JavaScript or PERL or an object-oriented language such as Python or C#
- Selenium and SCRUM are a plus!
To be a successful contributor, Software Test Engineers are expected to work a MINIMUM of 10 hours per week -- preferably more as your schedule permits -- up to 19.5 hours per week. Work hours can be somewhat flexible, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. After the initial probationary period, the ability to work from home on occasion may be granted. A satisfactory outcome from a criminal background verification will be required prior to hire.
Submit resumes to the following Catalyst Dropbox: https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/tbohn/32295
June 9, 2014 HuskyBytes
Student Web Developer Opportunity
UW-IT maintains a number of Web sites and intranets in order to provide information about our web tools, technology spaces, and services to the UW community, as well as provide technical information and tools to UW-IT staff.
The Student Web Developer is responsible for assisting in development and maintenance of UW-IT web properties. He or she posts content, designs new pages, assists in developing Web tools for internal and external use, and fixes bugs. This position provides flexible hours and ample opportunity to learn.
- Development of new pages or features for websites and applications
- General maintenance of pages in content management systems such as WordPress or Drupal
- Check websites for quality and integrity of information
- Help plan, develop, and maintain web-based tools
- Attend regular team meetings
- Additional duties as assigned
- Must be a matriculated UW student
- Must be available to work at least Summer Quarter 2014 through Winter Quarter 2015
- Must have experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and be able to provide examples
- Must have a clear understanding of web standards and how to design pages within those standards
- Experience with server-side and/or client-side web programming
- Experience programming in Python, PHP, or Perl desired, or
- Experience programming iOS or Android apps desired, or
- Web design experience desired, or
- Linux skills desired
- Familiarity with Agile software development practices desired
- Experience in JavaScript libraries like jQuery, YUI, etc. desired
To be a successful contributor, Student Developers are expected to work a MINIMUM of 12 hours per week -- preferably more as your schedule permits -- up to 19.5 hours per week. Work hours can be somewhat flexible, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. After the initial probationary period, the ability to work from home on occasion may be granted.
A satisfactory outcome from a criminal background verification will be required prior to hire.
To apply, submit your resume and a code sample (non-classwork code is preferred) to this Catalyst Dropbox: https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/assignment/cstimmel/1825/130232
Applications are due on June 26, 2014 at 5pm.
June 3, 2014
UW Students: Get Office 365 ProPlus Through Microsoft Student Advantage
As of June 3, UW students can obtain Office 365 ProPlus under the Microsoft Student Advantage program, which provides Office applications for installation on up to five Windows or Mac computers as well as on iPads. Office 365 ProPlus subscriptions under the Student Advantage program expire when students leave the UW. Visit the UWare page in IT Connect to get more information and instructions on how to download it.


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So much to do in this town. Sometimes (like this weekend) it's just hard to choose. Here's a few suggestions. (I'm going to try and be as brief as I can.) Friday, Saturday, and Sunday: 23rd Annual Portland Pottery Holiday Show and Sale. Pottery and Jewelry by local artists. Light refreshments. A portion of the […]
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Craig,Where did you get the 80 degree environment? Crank up the heat in the playroom or do you have some sort of heat modifying contraption I don't know about? Temp management is my biggest issue right now. John
Craig, they are all excellent! I'm just wondering why you extended the bulk time as opposed to your usual 24+24 hr workflow.
Yes, they do.
And your preference? I'm sure they are both good in their own rights.
hi craig,last time i was in new york john and i ate at via tribunali. the pie was exceptional.they used 5 stagioni that they buy from velotti foods. their price list shows different protein level flours. which one are you using? they have a 11.0,11.5, and a neapolitan.I'm assuming the neapolitan is their pizza flour. you pies look terrific as usual,are you done with your diet??
Gorgeous! I especially love the lemon zest one because I can just imagine how good it was.


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And what is the reason why we're still not compatible with MS Office formats or the broken MS HTML and other things?
The solution was to move away from those formats and push free alternatives. If you play a game of catch with MS using their formats which they are constantly changing to make you incompatible, you'll never win.
15 years later, and we STILL can't read .doc files correctly. It's broken enough to scare many people away from OpenOffice.


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"Kinsey in Love?"
I have listened my way through Sue Grafton's alphabet and been rewarded with better and better tales. This is no exception.
This is a nice listen ~ an exciting story with engaging characters we can grow to care about.
Grafton is particularly successful in "maturing" Kinsey ~ the irreverence is still present, but it is less overpowering. Instead, we meet a more grown-up Kinsey, someone capable of really caring about others (even a cat!), of intense self-examination, of emotional growth and of committed romance. This is not the Kinsey of the early alphabet ~ this is a much more real character and one it is much easier to care for.
It is especially welcome to see Kinsey begin to develop friendships (romantic and otherwise). Such relationships have never seemed quite real in the past, in part because Grafton crafted Kinsey as a loner. Now the shell is cracking a bit, and a new Kinsey seems to be emerging.
The other characters are equally well developed. We can empathize with them, become frustrated by them, or disapprove of their behavior. We learn a bit more about the regulars (Henry, William, Rosie) and we meet some very well drawn episodic characters.
Grafton does an especially good job with the "villains" ~ both great and small. They are certainly bad enough, but Grafton gives them credible motivations for their behavior. No one likes to admit they are evil and these "bad guys" all have their own motivations and explanations that leave them less blameworthy, less evil (at least in their own eyes). This is how the real world works, and it is refreshing to see it reflected so aptly in fiction.
I've read through some of the other reviews and I do not understand the thoroughly negative ones. Grafton has never rushed her stories, and the extra details she offers help round out her characters and the world they inhabit. This leads to longish (11 hour) but certainly not overly long tales and, importantly, a series that develops and matures. Too long for you? Speed up your playback or shift to an abridged version.
For me, and happily for most other reviewers, this is just the right length and a creditworthy addition to the Kinsey Millhone series. With it, Sue Grafton is coming into her own. It almost makes you sorry the alphabet has only 26 letters.
"A Pawn of a Novel"
Mildly interesting plot, unconvincing characters, overwrought language. Extravagantly positive reviews here are misleading. Full review in progress.
"Irredeemably Vile. Epic Fail."
Read my reviews, I like horror stories. I am a great fan of both Steven King and his son Joe Hill. They are amazingly creative and, at their best, they build our terror as they build their tales.
At their best. This is not their best. This is not in the same zip code as their best. This is a cheap, ugly story with none of the nuance or suspense we can usually expect from both King and Hill.
I will admit that the first half of the book builds interest. Knowing these great writers, we are certain that they will redeem this introduction masterfully. And we are wrong. At some point, after wading through the grotesque muck of the last several chapters, we find ourselves asking "Is this it? Is this all they've got?" And then we take a shower.
This is the work of juvenile hacks. There is nothing here other than an apparent quest to find the most vile imagery. The plot lines are broadly derivative of other works (Children of the Corn, Blair Witch Project). The thrills do not build to a climax but are one-offs, relying for their power on the gross.
Don't waste your credit. Don't waste your cash. Don't waste your time. This is trash.
Still tempted? Well (Spoiler Alert) ... how anxious are you to spend a couple hours following a pregnant girl and her brother as they are lured into a Kansas field and become lost; as she confronts a supernaturally tainted madman who beats her into miscarriage; as her brother is similarly turned mad and feeds her the fresh corpse of her baby; and as she too is lost to madness and joins in luring others into the field? If this appeals, you deserve the experience.
"A Tale of Redemption"
Of course, this is a tale about a bookseller and his books. Read most any review and that will be its central focus.
We can view this book as a gauntlet thrown down in the battle between small book stores and the giant(s) of online bookselling. Perhaps that is not surprising in our age of disruptive transformation in the way we buy and sell books. Not all such change is for the good, reviewers seem to agree, and change risks great loss.
You can certainly read this wonderful story in that way with great pleasure. It is a beautiful story. But that story, and its lessons, are relevant far behind the musty shelves of an old neighbor book store. Superficially, this book is about a book seller. Really, though, it is about all of us.
This is a story of loves lost and found again, albeit in different forms.
It is a story of a man who is profoundly lost and then saved who then, in turn, saves others ... all without intending to do anything special.
It is a story of the effect each of us has on others and the reservoir of strength we have that enables us to rise to meet new challenges and remake our lives and our world.
It is a story of hope. And a beautiful one at that. Told with care by Scott Brick.
Whether you enjoy books and bookstores or not, read (or listen) to this book. It will touch you.
"Weak Tale Marred by Bias & Prejudice"
I am a great fan of the Matthew Shardlake series and approached this alternative history with the hope that it would rise to the same level of excellence. It did not.
The premise is relatively commonplace: how would history develop if Britain had not fought on against Nazi Germany following the twin debacles in Norway and at Dunkirk. We learn the answer as we follow an intrepid group of soon-to-be resistance figures who must strive to keep an important nuclear secret out of Nazi hands.
This is a very fragile plot line. For it to work, we must believe that a few sentences passed between brothers would have been sufficient to advance the Nazi search for atomic weaponry by years or decades. In itself, that is foolish to the point of absurdity.
What's more, these brothers, presumably capable scientists, seem unable to differentiate between atomic and nuclear weapons, using the terms almost interchangeably. (Atomic weapons are a subset of nuclear weapons, which also include hydrogen bombs. Yes, a pedantic point, but one a scientist would likely make.)
More distracting than any of this, though, is the rampant bias we find throughout the narrative. With a single exception, every reference to the Catholic Church is negative. Every reference to American Republicans paints them as isolationist Nazi collaborators (or useful idiots). Almost every reference to organized religion in general is disparaging or negative, most characters have fallen away from their faith and religious faith almost never (with a single Anglican exception) plays any role in the resistance (completely at odds with the actual history of WWII resistance).
It is a shame that Sansom, the careful historian, who painted such a convincing tale of Tudor England should offer Dominion to his fans. Better that we receive another installment of the Shardlake series than any more work of this disappointing quality.
"Plot and Narration, Great; Snarkiness, Not So Much"
No question, Jonathan Maberry has an engagingly creative mind and the plot of this Joe Ledger novel, just like its predecessors, won't disappoint. Neither will Ray Porter's narration. He has great range and nails Maberry's characters.
What IS disappointing is Maberry's development of the Joe Ledger character. Ledger, once a multi-faceted "action hero" with an in-your-face sense of humor has now become 90% juvenile smart-a** and 10% self-pitying narcissist. The snarkiness is MUCH more frequent and sometimes jarringly inappropriate. This is a shame because Ledger had real potential in earlier series entries.
Of course, Ledger was always a smart-a**. But what was once a character trait has, in this novel, become the entire character. And this has reduced enjoyable banter and humorous narrative to a contrived pursuit of Ledger's next witty comment. Add to this the occasional "poor me" self-pitying reflection, and the periodic politically-correct preaching, and the result is disappointing character development and, on balance, a disappointing novel.
"Can An Ending Redeem An Entire Novel?"
Stumble upon a true 5-star novel and you are grateful for heft. Five hundred pages reading ... 15 hours listening ... GREAT! The more, the better. You just don't want the story to end. With A Case of Redemption, though, the 11-hour heft of the novel is a weakness, and redemption comes only in the last 100 minutes or so.
Admittedly, legal thrillers rarely deliver a solid 5-star experience. By their nature, they ARE formulaic (at least usually). The protagonists recognizably fall into one of a very few "types" ~ world weary veteran ... naive young go-getter ... fallen star wounded by life. And, of course, the plots usually follow the same investigation ~ discovery ~ revelation ~ trial ~ verdict pattern. Of course, there are exceptions (Turow, Connelly, early Grisham), and THEY redeem the genre.
A Case of Redemption is not one of those rare and welcome exceptions. But it is not entirely formulaic either. There are surprises here. There is a late plot twist (or two). And it is these surprises that ultimately earn A Case of Redemption a listen.
Otherwise, though, the tale is disappointing.
Character development, for example, is largely unconvincing. Do we really believe a year of binge drinking can just stop, in a few days, because a pretty girl asks you for a favor you aren't sure you should grant? Do we really believe a new job, reluctantly accepted, can instantly vanquish debilitating grief? Do we really believe that at the same time a lawyer is faced with a growing body of lies from his client, he will become increasingly convinced of that client's innocence?
The plot provides little relief. For much of the novel, the plot is entirely predictable. There is really little doubt of the identity of the villain. We can tell who it is before the characters seem to know, even though they have all the information we do (this is a first person narration, after all). And while we come to loath the villain, he is unidimensional; Mitzner never reveals more than a stereotype and only lightly explores motive.
Perhaps least forgivable are the errors of law and practice that litter Mitzner's courtroom scenes. Would it really have been that difficult to fact check this sort of thing?
All these weaknesses notwithstanding, you may well conclude that A Case of Redemption is itself redeemed by the surprising conclusion. For me, it was. The hour or two from the last of the courtroom action, through the end of the novel, made this listen, on balance, a worthwhile investment of time and credit.
IMPORTANT: Since the late plot twists are such "ah ha" moments, you will want to be especially careful of spoilers. Unfortunately, there are some in other reviews here. If you want to experience all the surprises as Mitzner intended (and not at the hands of an Audible reviewer) avoid the reviews entitled, "At Last ... A GOOOD Book" and "Suspenseful."
Finally, a few words about the narration. Collins is an able reader who maintained an appropriate pace throughout his narration. However, he has trouble with some pronunciations (why is this so prevalent among readers?). And, more important, he made a remarkably poor choice in the "voice" he selected for Dan, the main protagonist (and first person narrator). Dan is a 40-something man who has been beaten down by tragedy, which he faced by retreating from the world and into a bottle. Collins "voice" for him, on the other hand, is youthful and immature. The disconnect is especially jarring every time Dan mentions his age.
So, do you spend the credit, and more valuable, 11 hours of your time? If you have not yet experienced legal thrillers by the masters of the genre, go there first. Scott Turow, Michael Connelly or John Grisham can, and often do, deliver full 5-star listens. On the other hand, if you have plumbed those works, enjoy the genre, and relish late plot twists and surprising endings, then redeem your credit here.
"You Will Cherish Your Next Omelet"
Leningrad, in winter, is brutally cold. Real hunger is a gnawing beast. Relief from either, as welcome as it may be, merely releases the exhaustion that the pain of cold and the ache of hunger had kept at bay.
We know this, not because David Benioff told us, but because we experienced it through the remarkable characters of City of Thieves. Benioff crafts his characters so deftly, and with such originality and empathy, that we are drawn into his story completely. We don't read it; we live it.
City of Thieves is a character-driven tale set in Leningrad at war. We travel with Benioff's protagonists, Lev and Kolya, through this besieged city, on a quest that is both trivial and life-threatening, to find a dozen eggs. Their fear, their hunger, their rage, their hope, their grief ... these aren't emotions we read about. We feel them, and empathize because Benioff has drawn his characters so robustly.
Benioff has done this, in large part, through the little details he has sprinkled so generously throughout the narration. In many ways, the details carry us forward, through a very tight plot, that never really loses intensity. The details create the mental images that endure ... the *giant's" rooms, the city's defenses, the Colonel's petty corruption, the Nazi's instances of unimaginable cruelty, and much, much more.
What might otherwise be a soul-crushing story, is made bearable (and even somehow ennobling) by regular injections humor ~ often war-weary or cynical ~ but real enough and creative enough, that you will find yourself smiling and laughing much more often than you would expect. At least I did.
Even the profanity is wildly imaginative and, far from being gratuitous, is an important, and welcome, part of the story.
City of Thieves is narrated wonderfully by Ron Perlman. Here, the narration really does add to the story. Characters are presented faithfully; their voices ring true and are just what you would expect for them. Pace is flawless; pronunciation equally so (something that is increasingly rare in audiobooks these days)
City of Thieves is more than worth the time and the credit. This one is a keeper. Do yourself a favor.
"Buy the BOOK, skip the AUDIO"
Any time Lincoln Rhyme is called into action, I can count on Jeffrey Deaver to deliver hours of enjoyable diversion, either in print or on audio. Any time, that is, until now.
In print, The Kill Room might equal Deaver's earlier works. I wouldn't know. I made the mistake of listening to the tale. And the new, multi-voiced narration of this work harms the story-telling so greatly, it surprises me that any audio producer would sacrifice his reputation by allowing it to reach listeners.
Audio casting is remarkably bad. Rhyme is presented in a weak, petulant voice, undermining the gravitas that our disabled forensic investigator presented in early audiobooks (and films). Sachs is even worse, portrayed with a voice that is not serious and is almost flitty. All this is even more disappointing since previous narrators, including the great George Guidall and Dennis Boutsikaris, performed so outstandingly that they enhanced Deaver's work.
Worse, something went wrong technically with the merging of these voices. You can hear that these two voices were not actually recorded at the same time and that Sachs was spliced into the overall audio. This is so jarring and so noticeable, it is unforgivable that professionals would not have corrected it before releasing the "finished" product.
There are worse narrations in the Audible catalog, but none for such a high-profile, popular novelist. How did this happen?
Narration aside, the plot is interesting and offers a few surprises. Rhyme continues to be developed nicely as a character, as does Sachs. This may not be Deaver's "A" game, but it isn't too far off the mark.
In short, The Kill Room is worth a READ, but not a listen. This time, buy the BOOK.
"The Amazing, Darker Side of Stephen King"
The Ironman Triathlon comes to our little Island this week which seemed a good enough reason to dust off Richard Bachman/Stephen King's The Long Walk. I've read the book but had not listened to the audio before.
First observation ~ in this case, the audio is better than the book. Kirby Heyborne is first rate; his characterizations are distinct and consistent. As the characters move from fatigue to exhaustion to agony and beyond, you can hear the transformations in his voice. The guy is very good.
So, of course, is the book. If you are new to Stephen King's Richard Bachman period, you should know that the Bachman books are fairly described as King's darker ones. Yes, it is hard to accept that Pet Cemetery, Carrie, The Shining and the rest of King's oeuvre don't represent the limit of King's horror. They don't. Listen to The Long Walk and you will understand why.
The difference between King writing as King and King writing as Bachman ~ especially here in The Long Walk ~ is the presence or absence of hope. Even in the darkest of the King novels (perhaps, Pet Cemetery), the characters never abandon hope, even when that hope is ultimately self-destructive.
The Bachman books are different. Hope ~ for success, redemption, love, almost anything ~ is stripped away from the characters, sometimes dramatically all-at-once, sometimes incrementally. We, the readers, are then faced with what is left. Often, that is a new and profound terror.
The Long Walk is the archetype for such a plot. It is an amazingly compelling, step-by-step telling of the defining contest in an America that is recognizable to us, but has somehow strayed far off course. We are given just a few hints of how this happened and they are offered in passing, not as central plot elements. What the plot focuses on is the defining manifestation of this redrawn America ~ The Long Walk. Through it, we can see the contours of this new America.
And all that is just background. The story you will remember, the story King tells, is of the boys on this long walk. Avoiding spoilers, we watch them begin their competition as any boys would ~ with bluster and bravado, good humor and mischief. We watch as they test themselves, over a very long walk (recounted in a long 10+ hour tale). We watch them slowly stripped of, well, everything. And, in the end, we find ourselves, too, stripped of hope.
This is not horror in the sense of monsters and dungeons. There are no "gotcha" moments, no cheap thrills. This is a higher grade, more insidious terror. And, that makes it all the more compelling.
Spend the credit. Listen to the novel. Don't worry, you'll still be able to fall asleep afterwards. You just might not like your dreams.
"Good. Not Great. But Virgil is Hard to Skip."
John Sandford is a terrific writer and the creator of both the Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers mystery series. Both series have given fans some great reads (or listens) and Sandford has certainly earned his place among the very best crime/mystery writers. I'm a fan and I've read (or listened to) everyone one of his books, many more than once.
I'm glad I read this latest Virgil Flowers mystery and, as a fan, will be unlikely to miss the next one. Mad River is an enjoyable, sometimes suspenseful listen. If you are a fan, its worth the credit.
That said, this is not the right book to introduce you to Virgil Flowers or to hook you on the series. Something is going on with John Sandford and it is not leading to great books. It seems Sandford is losing steam with both his series. Plots, character development, local color are all a bit less compelling than they once were.
Perhaps this is understandable with the long-running (22-book) Davenport series. But Sandford's Virgil Flowers offerings (of which this is the 6th) have seemed a fresh and exciting new start. That may yet prove out, but this latest novel is merely a good tale from an author we know can produce great ones.
Listening to Mad River was more like listening to a straight chronology of events than to a novel. The events were well-related and the new characters were engaging enough (although by no means compelling). But it seemed like this story was something Sandford just had to get off his chest, so he told it too straight. As a result, much of the spark Sandford brings to his tales (GREAT local color, plot twists, solid character development) are missing.
I don't want to be too harsh here. If we weren't talking about John Sandford here, the story would probably rate a 4 instead of a 3. I'm not sorry I spent time with this audio, and the plot was sufficiently interesting to be remembered. But if this type of story-telling is the new normal for John Sandford, I'm not sure how long I will be anxiously anticipating his next work.
The best advice I can offer (as others have) is that this is certainly a creditworthy mystery for the Virgil Flowers/John Sandford/Lucas Davenport fan. For everyone else, start with the earlier works and become a fan, first.


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Heiner Goebbels
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Heiner Goebbels has composed works for theatre, film, ballet and, since the 1980s, audio (mostly texts written by Heiner Müller). He has also directed some operas: Schwarz auf Weiß, Max Black, Hashirigaki, Eraritjaritjaka, Stifters Dinge and I went to the house but did not enter. His works have been performed at important theatre and music festivals in more than thirty countries. He was appointed Intendant and Artistic Director of the Ruhrtriennale for 2012-14, his When the mountain changed its clothing was performed there in 2012 and he will be directing Harry Partch's Delusion of the Fury there in the summer of 2013. Heiner Goebbels is a member of several arts academies in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Mainz and Frankfurt and, since 2006, President of the Theatre Academy Hessen. He has taught at the Institute of Applied Theatre Sciences in Gießen since 1999 and the many awards bestowed upon him for his artistic achievements have included the 2013 »Carl Orff Prize«, the 2012 »International Ibsen Award«, one of the most important theatre prizes in the world, and the 2011 Hessen prize »Exzellenz in der Lehre«. He was nominated for Grammy awards in 2001 and 2004 for his Surrogate Cities and Eislermaterial and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Birmingham City University in 2012. He has lived in Frankfurt am Main since 1972.


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