Atlas Obscura went on a serious quest for the elusive peanut butter fruit. Here were the results.
This got me interested in the Fruit and Spice Park, so I went looking for an article about it.
The LA Times introduces an outdoor bookshop in Ojai, CA.
In Florida, a man seeks to ban one of the children’s books in the Arthur series, Arthur’s Birthday, because a line referring to “spin the bottle” may damage children’s souls.
August 2nd, 2023. Marion Deeds | World Wide Wednesday | no comments |
Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J.A. Bear
Every now and then my reads fall into a pattern, the most recent being a trio of reimaginings of Greek tales. Medusa’s Sisters, by Lauren J.A. Bear falls in between the other two in terms of the reading experience, with engaging characters, good narrative voices, a moving close, and a nice refocusing of the ancient story of Medusa and Perseus (rather than of Perseus and Medusa).
Bear begins, well, at the beginning (after an excellent opening that gives us right away the classic Perseus-Kills-Medusa moment,
August 2nd, 2023. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4 | Lauren J.A. Bear | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…