Marion: I finished Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. It’s an optimistic delight of a book with a great octopus character. Currently, I’m reading a debut mystery novel by Tracee de Hahn called The Swiss Vendetta. The interiors and descriptions are gorgeous.
Bill: Since my last update, I’ve read:
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez: going on my Best of 22 list
- Neom by Lavie Tidhar: linked stories in the same universe as his great Central Station Neom didn’t hit that same exceedingly high mark,
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