More fun with patrons.

I was on the phone with a patron who was placing a hold on one of Carol O'Connell's Kathy Mallory books, and the conversation turned -- as it will -- to Stieg Larsson.

Me:  Yeah, you know, I'm halfway through the audio of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo right now, and I'm surprised at how good it is.

Patron:  Because if it's that popular, how can it be that good?

Me:  Well... YEAH.  And Lisabeth Salander is reminding me a little bit of Kathy Mallory, in that borderline-sociopath-sort-of-way.

Patron:  Well, you'll get to know more and more about her as it goes on, and why she is the way she is...

Me:  Oh, I didn't mean that in a BAD way!

Patron:  <HUGE, HUGE PAUSE before breaking into big, big laughs -- the kind of laughs that made me very sure that he won't let me live that one down for a while>

In my defense, I related that conversation to a different patron (who's read both series), and he TOTALLY agreed with me.