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Reading

  • Mary Stewart: The Crystal Cave

    Mary Stewart: The Crystal Cave

Recommended

  • Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl

    Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl
    Recommended with reservations. I was two-thirds captivated. Even with the reservations, though, I admire Flynn for her daring.

  • Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies

    Hilary Mantel: Bring Up the Bodies
    It's possible that Hilary Mantel has supplanted Iris Murdoch as my favorite author.

  • Tana French: Broken Harbor

    Tana French: Broken Harbor
    Not as weird as her first two novels, but I was still totally riveted.

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