This novel about a 1914 all female production of The Pirates of Penzance put on by the inmates of a women's penitentiary, loosely based on a true storThis novel about a 1914 all female production of The Pirates of Penzance put on by the inmates of a women's penitentiary, loosely based on a true story, was a charmer. The full cast audio production, complete with snatches of the numbers accompanied by a tinny piano was lots of fun. There's some pathos to the story, but at heart it's really a fairytale. Not all of the dialogue was true to the period, but I enjoyed the production enough to overlook that. Thanks to my goodreads friend Manybooks for reviewing, as otherwise I'd never have heard of this little gem. ...more
I had a ton of mixed feelings about the second novel of this popular fantasy series that started out riffing on the Harry Potter universe, but is now I had a ton of mixed feelings about the second novel of this popular fantasy series that started out riffing on the Harry Potter universe, but is now moving in some different directions. I loved the first third of the Wayward Son, in which it seemed that the story was going to be purely character driven, in a really refreshing way, without frantic adventure and battling. The description of these English wizards on an American road trip encountering a Renaissance festival was absolutely hilarious but then, blam, the adventure kicks in big time, and thereafter the story is nonstop stress and violence until the end (even though this disappointed me, I stayed up way past my bedtime reading the second half in one go to find out what happens). I agree with other reviewers who say that it makes no sense that these brilliant well-educated characters (two of them, anyway) have so little clue as to how magic works (or doesn't) in the United States. Going to read the third one though, and also the even more wildly popular Fangirl, which actually this series is a spin off of. Perhaps I should have read that one first? Thanks to my goodreads friend Polly whose review of this book led me to give the series a try.
Oh, and most readers of this book probably know this already, but carhenge is a thing: https://carhenge.com/...more
It's disorienting to read a book about refugees fleeing an advancing Russian army in 2022. As I read, I sometimes forgot in which era the story was taIt's disorienting to read a book about refugees fleeing an advancing Russian army in 2022. As I read, I sometimes forgot in which era the story was taking place.
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