(review originally posted on my livejournal account: http://intoyourlungs.livejournal.com/25306.html)Just two days ago I posted my review for Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton. Thankfully, I ended up liking that book a fair bit, so I had no hesitation jumping into this title. This novel is *completely* di...
This is a novel I will think about for a long time. I simultaneously dreaded the possible conclusion and couldn't stop reading until I got there. The main protagonists are engaging and the alternating first person and third person narrative allows the point of view to shift in an interesting and na...
The book and style are compelling in this alternate world where England made peace with Hitler. Luce and her husband David face a rather horrible sitution when he is implicted in a murder at her family estate.I found Luce's voice to be real, and I liked the switching viewpoints. If you've seen the ...
I was puzzled that my library classified this as "Science Fiction," when it seemed much more in keeping with "Mysteries." Having finished it, however, I might well classify it under "Horror."The year is 1949, one of the worst imaginable 1949s. Because in this particular universe, England has made a...
I feel mostly dissatisfied after reading Farthing, especially after hearing all the hype. As a mystery, it proved unchallenging. As alternate history, it intrigued me, but left me wanting more depth, more worldbuilding. I could have done without the addition of another second class citizen group,...
Another book that's been on the list so long I don't remember who suggested it. Sarah, maybe?***Ahh. Fine. It borrows more from Tey than Sayers or Christie, but it does a fine job of recreating the feel of the mid-century British mystery. Now I've really got to read Brat Farrar.***Oh, my. I can't re...
Set in 1949 after Hess negotiated a truce between Hitler and England fachism is growing in England and a typical gathering of power brokers is happening in Farthing, a country estate with a daughter who has caused ripples by marrying a Jew. When the main negotiator Sir James Thirkie is murdered with...
I really enjoyed the writing style of this novel, with every other chapter being told by Lucy Kahn in first person and every other chapter told from the view point of Inspector Carmichael in third person. Jo Walton did an excellent job of keeping the two different styles distinct, and letting us see...
I still cannot figure out why this was under sci-fi. It was a fast read and very engaging characters. Jo Walton really has an interesting take on politics in 1949. The book is written so you really want the good guys to triumph and the bad guys who are in the Farthering Set to be outed.
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