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Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the inventor of the telephone. Read a few inspirational quotes by him in this article. Read more @ https://bit.ly/3sz8ssw
Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the inventor of the telephone. Read a few inspirational quotes by him in this article. Read more @ https://bit.ly/3sz8ssw
In 2013, Thomas (the series creator) and Bell used Kickstarter to crowdfund a movie to continue the story. I wondered how they'd cover the seven-year gap between the final season and the movie and was relieved that they'd let Veronica grow up and that they hadn't made a mess of it.
I haven't been able to watch it yet, so, while I'm waiting for it to become available, I decided to give the novels a try.
I've never read of novel-of-the-show before. I was surprised at how well it worked. Of course, that might be because I'm filling in all the blanks in the text with memories of the show but mostly I think it's because the writing is smooth and fast and carried me along.
The most surprising thing was the impact of Veronica being all grown up. In this story, she's investigating the disappearance of a young girl spending Spring Break at Neptune. The start of the story is high-grade neo-noir. Then it gets personal.
Veronica goes to the party house the girl's disappeared at and it's very clear she's a generation older than them and sees the party differently. I didn't understand this kind of partying even when I was the right age for it and it's a mystery to me now. Veronica understands it, makes no judgement on it, but stands outside of it the way she stands outside most things.
The main difference with grown-up Veronica (and perhaps with the novel format) is how clearly Veronica sees the girl who has gone missing and the effect of her disappearance on others. It snapped me out of slick, witty, neo-noir and into something much more human.
The plot was much more complicated than I'd expected and kept me guessing through most of the book. I listened to the audiobook version, which is narrated by Kirsten Bell, which reinforced the link to the show.
I had fun with this so I'll also be reading the second book in the series, "Mr Kiss And Tell".
I've always been a Veronica Mars fan. The TV channels I had access to didn't air the show so I followed it on DVD boxed sets, caught up in the performances and the alien world of Neptune High and a female lead that I believed in. Later, watched the movie and was relieved that they'd let Veronica grow up and that they hadn't made a mess of it. When I heard that the series reboots this year, I decided to give the novels a try.
I've never read of novel-of-the-show before. I was surprised at how well it worked. Of course, that might be because I'm filling in all the blanks in the text with memories of the show but mostly I think it's because the writing is smooth and fast and carried me along.
The most surprising thing was the impact of Veronica being all grown up. In this story, she's investigating the disappearance of a young girl spending Spring Break at Neptune. The start of the story is high-grade neo-noir. Then it gets personal.
Veronica goes to the party house the girl's disappeared at and it's very clear she's a generation older than them and sees the party differently. I didn't understand this kind of partying even when I was the right age for it and it's a mystery to me now. Veronica understands it, makes no judgement on it, but stands outside of it the way she stands outside most things.
The main difference with grown-up Veronica (and perhaps with the novel format) is how clearly Veronica sees the girl who has gone missing and the effect of her disappearance on others. It snapped me out of slick, witty, neo-noir and into something much more human. at this rate, I'll be moving on to the second book in the series.
Fun Veronica Mars mystery that will appeal to fans of the show and the movie. This book picks up three months after the action covered in the film (which I promptly checked out from the library and watched upon realizing the book was making references to it, and I still hadn't seen it). The book, like the film, is set in 2014, ten years after Veronica graduated from high school. In the interim, she has completed undergrad and a law degree from Stanford. Although she's had a lucrative job offer with a Manhattan law firm, she's found herself drawn to her father's PI business, Mars Investigations. And now there is a juicy case to investigate: two girls have disappeared from a mysteriously bankrolled spring-break "party" house, and the Neptune Chamber of Commerce is eager to stop a "Nancy Grace"-style cable-TV commentator from continuing to warn parents away from allowing their college-aged children from spring-breaking in Neptune, CA. And of course, the incompetent but politically expedient Sheriff Lamb can't be relied upon to solve the case. So enter Veronica.
As a fan of the show, I of course pictured the actors who played Veronica, her father Keith, hacker friend/colleague Mac, love interest Logan Eccles, and others. The mystery is just twisty enough to keep things interesting, and Veronica's wit and humor makes the story fun. I suspect that even readers who didn't follow the show can enjoy this, but they might decide they want to catch up on DVD or Netflix. It's just three seasons (sob), so go for it! (Watch the movie, too.)
I am using this book to fulfill the week-five theme of my library's summer-reading program: Genre fiction (mystery, of course). There is a book two to this series, but the library doesn't own it (hint, hint).
I think my problem with this book is that I thought the blurb was just being humble and that it really was a book of insight into bringing back or living without the prodigal. All I felt this book was conveying were various stories about and prayers for the prodigal. Nothing I could sink my teeth into and say, "I will try that." So although this book is chock full of prayers for the prodigal, there wasn't anything that would help my situation. I was disappointed.
If the above is just what you need to get through this time, then this book is perfect for you.
