Marion: I’m about one third of the way through Matthew Pearl’s 18-year-old novel The Bookaneer, which I’m liking more now that our narrator has arrived in Samoa and we’ve met Robert Louis Stevenson and his family.
Bill: Since our last update I read:
- The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence: sure to be on my Best of ‘23 list
- The Essential Peter S. Beagle: Volumes I and II by Peter S. Beagle: an excellent (no surprise) collection of Beagle’s short stories
- Witch King by Martha Wells: A good fantasy with an intriguing set of characters
- The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell: admittedly a bit disappointing though enjoyed parts
- For the Love of Mars by Matthew Shindell: an interesting look at our changing thoughts about the Red Planet over time
- The Ugly History of Beautiful Things,
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Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…
this sounds like a fun one
These weird westerns are always interesting and have been popping up more in recent times (it seemed like there was…
Looking forward to reading the review.
Always my pleasure, Marion! I'm almost finished with Book #3 now, and hope to be reporting on it very shortly....