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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The black, white and blue is VERY striking, and carries the sense of a night sky and mystery.
Thanks, Kat, great input!
Marion, thanks for the audiobook article! Interestingly, they list All Systems Red by Martha Wells. Here's part of my review…
And, oh...as to that 2.5-star rating: I think I gave Damon Knight's "Beyond the Barrier" a similar halfhearted rating earlier…
And speaking of mixed, that's how the book left me...mixed! As in MIXED UP!