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Nov. 3rd, 2011 06:07 pmSpeaking of brain candy, have I mentioned I am still working my way through the Mrs. Pollifax books? Because I am! I have a backlog of about four right now that I haven't written up, so let's see how much I remember.
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari: this is the one where Mrs. Pollifax gets sent to be a Cheerful Photographing Tourist in Africa, and then there are freedom fighters. I vaguely recall this one being sadly but unsurprisingly more problematic than some Mrs. Pollifaxes. Also notable for being The One Where She Acquires A Permanent Boyfriend! On the one hand, this is cute; on the other hand I am sort of sad that she no longer gets to run around having UST with Bulgarian rebels.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station: this is the one where Mrs. Pollifax gets to be in an odd-couple spy partner dynamic in order to rescue a guy from a labor camp, which is kind of delightful. AND THEN SHE RODE A RUNAWAY HORSE.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha: This is the one with GRITTY REALISM! Mrs. Pollifax is TORTURED BY TERRORISTS! But she can still knock people unconscious with a single karate punch, so don't worry, there isn't all that much gritty realism. I also enjoyed the polite ordinary psychic gentleman.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle: This is the one where Mrs. Pollifax's husband is, hilariously, a total kidnapped damsel in distress and she runs around trying to rescue him! Sadly it is also the one where the holiest and most enlightened Buddhist monk in Thailand is, of course, a white dude.
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari: this is the one where Mrs. Pollifax gets sent to be a Cheerful Photographing Tourist in Africa, and then there are freedom fighters. I vaguely recall this one being sadly but unsurprisingly more problematic than some Mrs. Pollifaxes. Also notable for being The One Where She Acquires A Permanent Boyfriend! On the one hand, this is cute; on the other hand I am sort of sad that she no longer gets to run around having UST with Bulgarian rebels.
Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station: this is the one where Mrs. Pollifax gets to be in an odd-couple spy partner dynamic in order to rescue a guy from a labor camp, which is kind of delightful. AND THEN SHE RODE A RUNAWAY HORSE.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha: This is the one with GRITTY REALISM! Mrs. Pollifax is TORTURED BY TERRORISTS! But she can still knock people unconscious with a single karate punch, so don't worry, there isn't all that much gritty realism. I also enjoyed the polite ordinary psychic gentleman.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle: This is the one where Mrs. Pollifax's husband is, hilariously, a total kidnapped damsel in distress and she runs around trying to rescue him! Sadly it is also the one where the holiest and most enlightened Buddhist monk in Thailand is, of course, a white dude.
