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friesen5000

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Doubleday: Shrines of Gaiety (2022, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)

Atkinson's best!

Good story and setting, great characters (with delightful asides). While not without Atkinson's typical morosity, this one has a liberal sprinkling of wit and humor that sets it apart. Loved it!

reviewed The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day 2)

Patrick Rothfuss: The Wise Man’s Fear (Hardcover, 2011, Daw Books)

“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with …

Good story, uneven pacing

Good story but pacing is a bit uneven - too much detail on some things that don't seem to move things forward, then jumping to faster moving parts.