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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 Format: Kindle Book Label: RosettaBooks Manufacturer: RosettaBooks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 276 Publication Date: May 30, 2002 Publisher: RosettaBooks Release Date: May 30, 2002 Studio: RosettaBooks Editorial Review: Product Description: A mystery novel complete with a murder and an array of suspects with plausible motives, it won an Edgar Award in 1988 for Best Original Paperback Mystery. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Jacquiline Kirby, You Have Nothing To Worry About!I bought this book ( on Kindle ) because a reviewer or two had compared it as a spoof to Elizabeth Peters' book DIE FOR LOVE, which I found hilarious. I am also an avid SF and Fantasy reader, and aTrekker, even though I have never been to a "Con." Thougbht there would be plenty I'd recognize and enjoy. There was't. Not only didn't I laugh out loud, there was not even a gigglee. The Star Trek wedding was mildly amusing, as was some of the fan geekdom, but the mystery was so transparent that ... Read More Rating:  - I didn't laugh until I hurt. I hated this book. SM has some serious hang-ups to overcome, because everything she said about fandom, while true, was in the worst possible light at the most extreme. Her consistent haranguing about obesity, her complete disrespect for both fans and authors, her extremely negative mentions of homosexuality and, moreover, the plot that I solved BEFORE the murder was committed (and I am singularly awful at solving plots) made this the worst book I have read in ages. Watch you some Galaxy ... Read More Rating: - Lots of funBoy this book sure is a lot of fun, and very entertaining! It's also a good book to hand to somebody who's about to go to their first science fiction convention, because it pretty accurately satires the subculture (though of course in some ways that part's a bit dated now). Anyhow, lots of fun! Rating:  - Quirky, good natured murder mysteryThe title, Bimbos of the Death Sun, is silly, strange, attention seeking even. According to the author, it was initially thrown out as a lark and circumstances conspired to generate a book to live up to the title. The result is a murder mystery which takes place at a low budget science fiction convention. I enjoyed this effort as a light, good humoured, dessert-like book. The mystery aspect doesn't work that well. I found that the murderer was fairly easy to spot, and the motive was somewhat questionable. ... Read More Rating:  - A delightful sendup of both the SciFi Convention Scene, and the murder-mystery genreThis book is basically a send-up of the uber-geeky Science Fiction Convention scene. If you've ever attended one, you will positively laugh your butt off reading this book, because McCrumb's so utterly on target in the fun she pokes. Other writers, mostly outsiders to the SciFi scene, have tried the same, and fallen short, whereas McCrumb succeeds wonderfully. Her familiarity and comfort with the subject matter is instantly apparent to those who are equally familiar. The basic premise for this book ... Read More |
