it's difficult to choose a particular moment (there were many). But I liked the attention to detail. The story felt firmly routed in the early 1990s with the pagers, the smoking issue (Santa disapproved \o/) et cetera. There were some funny sidelines and pithy one-liners. I mentally cheered when Sam met Santa.
The "monster" which wasn't a monster. That's very refreshing. John's methodology as he strove to solve the mystery was well thought out and gripping. The ‘logical’ use of mistletoe as binding herb. I'm curious, though, did the manager really know what the problem was?
The story as an insight into how John would couple hunting with family life seems eminently solid and well thought out.
I enjoyed this, definitely going in my reread file.
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Date: 2008-06-26 03:02 pm (UTC)it's difficult to choose a particular moment (there were many). But I liked the attention to detail. The story felt firmly routed in the early 1990s with the pagers, the smoking issue (Santa disapproved \o/) et cetera. There were some funny sidelines and pithy one-liners. I mentally cheered when Sam met Santa.
The "monster" which wasn't a monster. That's very refreshing. John's methodology as he strove to solve the mystery was well thought out and gripping. The ‘logical’ use of mistletoe as binding herb. I'm curious, though, did the manager really know what the problem was?
The story as an insight into how John would couple hunting with family life seems eminently solid and well thought out.
I enjoyed this, definitely going in my reread file.