The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. This one is a story-within-a-story about a young woman writing the biography of a famous and eccentric author. It's SO good, y'all. That's my review so far. I'm trying to read it slowly because I don't want it to end. Also, like Her Fearful Symmetry (which I wrote about recently) it's got a great creepy twin element going on.
The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault. This is kind of a mystery and also a book for word-lovers - it's about a couple of lexicographers who stumble upon mysterious cits that seem to tell a story about a murder. But the origin of the cits, a book called The Broken Teaglass, doesn't exist! Ooooo...NERD MYSTERY. I love it. I also want to be a lexicographer now because I can't imagine a better job for an introvert than one that involves analyzing words for use in a dictionary all day. Rock star, that's me.
Cool - I'll have to add these to my "must read" list. I checked out the new Stephen King and the librarian gave me a frowny face when she handed me the GIANT DOORSTOP and said, "This one's due in two weeks. I'm sorry." I told her I could handle it. It's King after all. I'm not afraid of 1,074 pages.
ReplyDeleteSeveral people have raved about the 13th Tale to me, but I haven't gotten to it yet. However, there's another book about a woman writing a biography of a famous author where the tales get intertwined that I really, really love: Carol Shields' Swann. It's a good geeky read. I think you might like it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely check it out. Claudia, let me know how the SK book is.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED The Thirteenth Tale! It's so marvelous! And, also, it's not Hamlet. ;-)
ReplyDelete"It's like having a crush, where it's always in the back of your mind and you get a little frisson of excitement at the thought of seeing it again." Perfect description.
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