2025-02-17
my religion
Speak of the Devil
New Year’s Eve, 1999.
Seven women are gathered in a hotel room at midnight; a man’s head sits in the center of the floor. They all had a motive to kill Jamie Spellman. They all swear they didn’t. But in order to protect each other, they have to find out who did.
Time to go back to good old crime novels, including a twist (lesbians. the twist is lesbians.). I’ve already talked about how funnily enough, I consider most crime novels uplifting, as long as the grueling horrors aren’t too detailed. Their structure is very clear-cut and they’re not taking any risks, usually, following a very neat…
Traquemage : Le serment des pécadous
Le pécadou, étonnant fromage de cornebique, fait la fierté de Pistolin. Mais avec la guerre que se livrent les mages, la vie dans la montagne est devenue impossible. Après avoir été le témoin de l’extermination de son troupeau, notre héros fait le serment de traquer les mages et de les tuer tous. Accompagné par Myrtille, l’unique survivante de son troupeau, Pistolin part accomplir sa vengeance.
Mon ami Loïc m’a fourré cette bande dessinée dans les mains en me disant « prends ça, je sais que tu vas aimer ». Je dis « mon ami Loïc » parce que manifestement, il me connaît très bien. Je me suis bien marré à la lecture du premier tome de Traquemages, intitulé Le serment…
How Watson learned the trick
This lavish cloth-bound gift edition faithfully recreates in beautiful detail the Sherlock Holmes…
This story is about half a page long, and it’s hilarious. I love how Conan Doyle obviously hates the character he created himself, and how he makes fun of his own work!