I’m the webmaster for the author, and found your blog while doing one of my every-so-often sweeps of the net. So, first, thanks for being a fan.

Also, if you want a list of ALL the books in an easy format:
http://www.johnsandford.org/listofbooks.html. The first two Kidd books
are a bit shorter than the Prey novels, but everything else runs about
the same length. General consensus has it that the Kidd books are more
“casual”, for whatever that’s worth.

Also also, Tim (a commenter from a previous post, don’t know if
you know him) said he didn’t like “The Innocent Man” and how it strays
from the Kidd / Prey idea. If you do know him, could you mention that,
uh, that’s John Grisham?

Anyway, thanks again for being a fan!

Webmaster Ros.
http://www.johnsandford.org

Just read Sandford’s second to latest, ‘The Innocent Man’ - Long read, it’s a bit confusing, and strays from the Kidd and Prey novels, however is based off of a true story. While it is still a good book, it’s not as engaging as the local stories are. I’d put this one on the bottom of the ‘to read’ list by Sandford, along with Skipping Christmas, and Painted House.

re: “stupid e-mails” category
Be thankful you posted a comment instead of sending an e-mail ;)

re: Boston Market
I haven’t eaten there since my fat days while working in Eden Prairie. I can’t say I miss it all that much ;)

Sorry, I noticed your “future transit station” comment under the picture AFTER I posted the comment. Please don’t dump me into the “stupid emails” category!

We went to Boston Market tonight for dinner. The temp in there was freezing and Mark (MrMarcos) hated the “Tuscany” seasoning on the chicken. Oh, and they forgot to leave my Boston Carver chicken sandwich “sauceless.” In case you want to add that to your reviews. I crack myself up.

Thanks for the notes on Picoult, I’ll see what I can find. If I don’t like it, I know your house is somewhere on this map!

re: stalking via McHugh’s

Technically I have never been to McHugh’s so I’m not stalking you there. We went there a few times when it was known as Spectator’s (which still has a location open on the North side of the city).

re: “Witty comments”

SSIA ;-)

re: Watson’s

If you had taken the time to read the link I provided in the post, you would have known that Watson’s was forced to close to make way for its eventual demise and future status as an overgrown parking lot for the MVTA transit station next door. From what I saw today, that’s going to be one gigantic fucking parking lot. While there are a lot of riders and ridership is expected to increase, I’m not quite sure they need *that* much parking… I guess when you can imminent domain something, you might as well do it right!

re: PS

No! ;-)

I started reading “My Sister’s Keeper” early this winter and what I read I thought was good. Like many of her stories it seems loosely based on a real life event (couple has a child to provide bone marrow for older dying child). I’ve heard they are making a movie out of the book so if you’re lazy you can wait. ;)

P.S. I see a comment on the sidebar about McHugh’s Bar and Grille in Savage…never heard of it but that is my maiden name! Weird! Again with the stalking!

P.S.2…I know you’ve come to depend on my witty comments, don’t deny it.

P.S.3 What are they going to put on the “Watson’s” land? shocked to see it was already torn down.

P.S.4 Is this even a legal use of the P.S. system?

Are we supposed to be surprised? heh! ;-)

Back on topic:

So, would you recommend Picoult to a guy? I looked through her website and what’s written about her on Wikipedia but what do you think. Worthwhile for some random guy to read on the bus (especially if he’s into legal thrillers which seems to be similar to what she writes about)?

I have read many of the “Prey” books - really enjoy them, especially being able to mentally picture exactly where something is taking place in the book. I have to make sure my husband isn’t going to be out late or traveling for work when I read those type of books otherwise the click of the heat coming on or the rush of leaves against the patio door are transformed to the sounds of the latest serial killer invading my home.

I read a lot of girly “brain candy” as you say. I love to read and almost always have a stack of books ready to go.

I’m in a Jodi Picoult phase right now. I just finished “The Tenth Circle” and found it interesting with the right amount of twists to keep you reading. “Nineteen Minutes” was an amazing novel (in my humble opinion). I have a couple of her books lined up for our summer vacation to upstate NY…when my sister-in-law reminds me every 10 minutes how lucky I am that I don’t have kids and can read a book in peace. Oh, the irony!

Yeah, the stresses of switching jobs and stuff definitely put a damper on the book reading but I’ll catch back up to where I need to be. We have vacation coming up in about two months so I’ll blow through a bunch then too :)