Fiction

murielm99

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10. I am reading

Sun Jan 30, 2022, 02:39 PM

Jan 2022

The King of Infinite Space by Lyndsay Faye.

It is a retelling of Hamlet. A few other characters, like Robin Goodfellow, are thrown in for good measure. The only fun part is discovering which characters match the originals in Hamlet.

This book is pretentious. The dialogue is ridiculous. No one speaks that way, and I know already that they will all die before the end of the book.

I promised myself that I would finish it. I am nearly done. I am done with this author as well.

You people know already that I am picky. I read everything, but I do not love everything.

If you want something good, try the book I read prior to this one: The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Some time ago, I read A Tale for the Time Being by the same author. Both of them were wonderful.

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What Fiction are you reading this week, January 30, 2022? [View all] hermetic Jan 2022 OP

"Sweetland" by Michael Crummy bif Jan 2022 #1

Read that one some time ago hermetic Jan 2022 #2

Thanks I was going to give it my usual 50 pages bif Jan 2022 #7

Ann Cleeves is great isn't she? The King of Prussia Jan 2022 #3

Oh nice hermetic Jan 2022 #5

A drink before the war bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #4

This is... hermetic Jan 2022 #6

It was bought before we had kids, put in a box and forgotten about. bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #15

That's really nice hermetic Jan 2022 #18

One of the other books I found was "Worth It All" bottomofthehill Jan 2022 #19

I need to find a copy of that one! Speaker Wright was a very dear friend yellowdogintexas Jan 2022 #25

"The Cat Who Could Read Backwards" by Lilian Jackson Braun Number9Dream Jan 2022 #8

That is so cool! hermetic Jan 2022 #11

I think I will investigate the ebooks at our library yellowdogintexas Jan 2022 #26

Someone just gave me a copy of PROJECT HAIL MARY Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #9

Lucky you! hermetic Jan 2022 #12

My friend said it was a bit boring. Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #14

Interesting hermetic Jan 2022 #16

Ok I will let you know.... Irish_Dem Jan 2022 #17

"Project Hail Mary" is the best book I read last year. Jeebo Feb 2022 #37

Sounds wonderful. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #38

Stick with it bif Feb 2022 #41

I am reading murielm99 Jan 2022 #10

Oh, my hermetic Jan 2022 #13

I reread Hamlet before reading this book. murielm99 Jan 2022 #28

Two new ones. Polly Hennessey Jan 2022 #20

All right, new ones hermetic Jan 2022 #21

Early Warning. hippywife Jan 2022 #22

I can relate hermetic Jan 2022 #23

Agreed. hippywife Jan 2022 #24

I purchased that trilogy some time ago, murielm99 Jan 2022 #29

I'm really liking it right now. hippywife Jan 2022 #30

That is very much like ZORRIE by Laird Hunt that I just finished last week. japple Jan 2022 #32

And I'll check out that one! Thanks! n/t hippywife Jan 2022 #33

Finished Crash and Burn which was good yellowdogintexas Jan 2022 #27

"Crossroads," by Jonathan Franzen. AngryOldDem Jan 2022 #31

Ahh, 1971 hermetic Jan 2022 #34

It ends in 1974. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #35

"We Must Be Brave" by Frances Liardet Jeebo Feb 2022 #36

I can't imagine only having three days worth of books PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2022 #39

TC Boyle and French 101 lounge_jam Feb 2022 #40

I was about half way through "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss, CrispyQ Feb 2022 #42