Summer of the Dragon

I usually like Peterson's characters but this one I was pretty ambivalent about. She was argumentative and ate all the time. I can relate to this sadly but didn't seem to be all that endearing. Hank was an interesting character as his right hand man, but she made you wonder. All the descriptions of......more

Sometimes Elizabeth Peters reminds me strangely of Diana Wynne Jones ... esp. this book, which has several very Deep Secret moments, such as the eccentric convention of odd characters. It's a good thing! The only part about this book that I really couldn't stand was the fact that she kept mentioning......more

Anthropology grad student D.J. Abbott is a master procrastinator. She has left finding a summer job so late than when she sees her advisor about it, all that's left is an offer from well-known crackpot millionaire Hank Hunnicutt, who seems to believe in every weird theory floating about. Since it's......more

This was a fun mystery with some humorous moments that I enjoyed. D.J. Abbott needs to get a grant to work on research for the summer. She is, after all, a new anthropologist trying to establish herself. Getting establishing in academia still isn't easy, but as readers can see from Peters' book, it......more

Looking back on when I actually started reading this, I'm surprised it took so long for me to finish it. It might be because the plot is pretty slow in the beginning and doesn't really pick up until the last third. But the book makes up for it by the strength of its characters. These people are hila......more