Ruby in the Smoke

[muchabstracted]

I'm enjoying Philip Pullman's other trilogy (comprising of four books, as far as I can tell), about Sally Lockhart. I think it is probably not nearly as ambitious as His Dark Materials, but it's fun, in an 18th century Britain sort of way. The quote that I wanted to share:

There were few places, in the England of 1872, where a young lady could go on her own to sit, and think, and possibly drink some tea.

Now, someone, please, inspire me to finish Name of the Rose! I want to, really I do!

Comments

[strange-selkie.livejournal.com]

I only liked 'The Ruby in the Smoke', me; it kind of degenerates into straight Victorian stack-a-tragedy genre fic by the third (fourth?) one.... but it is much, much easier to get through as a sit-down read than 'HDM'. Just my two shekels...

[muchabstracted.livejournal.com]

Given that I read four-fifths of Ruby In The Smoke while on shift at the Hotline, I agree. I'm reminded of Susan Cooper's non Dark Is Rising books, actually.