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Soulless: The Parasol Protectorate

Author: Gail Carriger So, you know, maybe it’s my fault for expecting too much of a supernatural-alternate-history-steampunk-romance. (Not that I’ve really encountered that particular blend of genres before, come to think of it.) Given that there are now five books in the Parasol Protectorate series, though, someone must be enjoying them enough to clamor for more. Maybe the fact that Gail Carriger cranked out those five books in just over three years should have been the first clue that they wouldn’t be masterpieces of period-accurate research and witty dialogue, but after reading Soulless, I think one is more than enough. [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:24-07:00April 26th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

World Book Night 2012

World Book Night is coming! On April 23, to be specific, which is also the UNESCO International Day of the Book (which has a pleasingly historical sound). The day was chosen in honor of Shakespeare and Cervantes, who both died on that day in 1616, apparently. In Spain's Catalan region, the day is celebrated by giving a loved one a book and a flower — a perfectly charming gesture that I think we should all adopt immediately. World Book Day is celebrated in the UK and Ireland by giving children a book, and World Book Night grew out of that [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:30-07:00April 11th, 2012|Tags: , , , |

Forgotten Waltz, The

Author: Anne Enright After months of silent longing, meaningful looks, and frustratingly brief public encounters, I finally got to curl up in bed with The Forgotten Waltz for a full, unfettered weekend. Yet — much like the extramarital affair it describes — this highly-praised book is full of deferrals and delays, promising big things and then pushing them out to the horizon until, suddenly and disappointingly, it’s over. Gina Moynihan is in her late twenties and married to the gentle, affable Conor when she first sees Sean Vallely, the man she’ll have a double-marriage-wrecking affair with (this isn’t a spoiler [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:33-07:00March 20th, 2012|Tags: , , , , , |
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