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Продолжая политику расслабления, прочитал детектив Sue Grafton под названием "A is for Alibi". Меня пленил в своё время тот факт, что она пишет, уже больше 20 лет, "алфавитную" серию детективов: "A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar", "C is for Corpse" итп. — и я решил почитать как-нибудь. Как-нибудь наступило.

Вроде бы есть перевод этой книги на русский язык в книжных магазинах — «'А' значит 'Алиби'» — так по крайней мере Гугль говорит, но в сети я не нашёл (сам читал по-английски, конечно).

Ну что можно сказать? Милый детектив. По стилю во многом похож на романы Чендлера. Повествование от первого лица, причём первое лицо — крутой, hard-boiled детектив, вот только у Графтон этот детектив — женщина, Кинси Милхоун (Kinsey Millhone). Наверняка ещё какие-то влияния других знаменитых авторов можно проследить, но с этим не ко мне... слишком мало я детективов читал, ага.

Кто был главный преступник — не угадал, конечно. Интересно вообще, многие вот, когда читают детектив, действительно останавливаются и задумываются, кто же это сделал, ломают голову, а потом в конце сверяют? Делают так люди вообще? У меня так никогда не получалось. Я просто читаю и читаю до самого конца.

Вот, могу предложить забавный отрывок на тему американской вообще и калифорнийской в частности замороченности психотерапией:


"Your mother said you went into therapy right after your father died," I said.

Diane rolled her eyes, taking a sip of peppermint tea. "I've been in therapy half my life and my head's still not on straight. It's really a drag. The shrink I got now thinks I should go into analysis but nobody does that anymore. He says I need to go into my 'dark' side. He's into this real Freudian horseshit. All those old guys are. You know, they want you to lie there and tell 'em all your dreams and kinky fantasies so they can whack off mentally at your expense. I did Reichian before that but I got sick of buffing and puffing and pulling on towels. That just felt dumb to me."

I took a big bite of sandwich, nodding as if I knew what she was talking about. "I've never been in therapy," I murmured.

"Not even group?"

I shook my head.

"God, you must really be neurotic," she said respectfully.



И вот ещё забавная мелочь, для любителей прескриптивизма:


"The judge and Mrs. Mercer are having dinner," she said disapprovingly.

"Well, would you mind interrupting please? I just have a quick question. I'm sure she won't mind."

"Who shall I say is calling?" she asked. I gave her my name.

"Just one moment." She put the receiver down.

I corrected her mentally. Whom, sweetheart. Whom shall I say is calling ...



Книгу рекомендую.

Date: 2003-06-02 12:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dyak.livejournal.com
Это лучшее свидетельство мертвости -- когда сами писаки ошибаются.

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Date: 2003-06-02 02:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avva.livejournal.com
Именно! Хотя, конечно, кто-нибудь скажет, что автор иронизирует итп.

Date: 2003-06-03 12:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ratkrycek.livejournal.com
Hi, Avva - my Mac won't let me read your writing (Russian, I presme?) - it's all question marks, except for the book titles and name of Sue Grafton and the quotes from the book (I gather).

I'm just stopping to say that is one of my favorite book series. I hope you enjoy them, too, and that I'm not making a total fool of myself by pouncing on your mention of her and them! ;)

I bet Kinsey Millhone would be fun to hang out with.

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Date: 2003-06-03 12:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avva.livejournal.com
and that I'm not making a total fool of myself by pouncing on your mention of her and them! ;)

Not at all! ;) I was just saying that I read the first book in the series, and quoted a couple of passages I liked.

It was fun, and Kinsey Millhone is a blast, yeah ;) This was the first Sue Grafton book I ever read, so I guess I'm just gonna move down the alphabet whenever I have spare time. "B" is next... ;)

Date: 2003-06-03 12:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avva.livejournal.com
(and yes, it's Russian. My journal is mostly Russian, with English words and quotes thrown in pretty often, and occassional smatterings of Hebrew. Other languages only make rare guest appearances ;)).

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