Allison
I was completely awestruck with how stunning the art was in this. The expressiveness and delicacy sculpted in the characters faces, especially the women, added a speckle of beauty and matched with the luscious backgrounds depicted in this. The story itself was great as well. Even though the "modern" characters, the ones outside of the characters from the original Wyndhorn timeline, were pretty jerk-ish. Especially the supposed biographer. What was his problem anyway?
In any case, if you don't mind some time jumping and you are really in the mood to enjoy some art, then look no further.
I was completely awestruck with how stunning the art was in this. The expressiveness and delicacy sculpted in the characters faces, especially the women, added a speckle of beauty and matched with the luscious backgrounds depicted in this. The story itself was great as well. Even though the "modern" characters, the ones outside of the characters from the original Wyndhorn timeline, were pretty jerk-ish. Especially the supposed biographer. What was his problem anyway?
In any case, if you don't mind some time jumping and you are really in the mood to enjoy some art, then look no further.
An enjoyable read which highlights different bookstores, mainly in the American Midwest, that lead by example of what should be done to save bookstores according to the author Danny Caine. The actionable steps he lists after each anecdote, vary in how actionable they can be as the consumer. Many of the steps are repetitive as well, which a lot of them are about advocating for certain policies to pass. If you're a left leaning person like I am, a lot of the policy-based steps felt like preaching to the choir. But it's always nice to be reminded to be more politically active not just for your own morals and preservation, but for bookstores as well. For many booksellers, politics and books go hand in hand; this book highlights that idea. Now that kind of tone and message may put off some readers, but I believe if you at least read the bookstore owners stories, you will still get something wonderful out of this.
More importantly you'll take the first big step into saving bookstores, by reading.
An enjoyable read which highlights different bookstores, mainly in the American Midwest, that lead by example of what should be done to save bookstores according to the author Danny Caine. The actionable steps he lists after each anecdote, vary in how actionable they can be as the consumer. Many of the steps are repetitive as well, which a lot of them are about advocating for certain policies to pass. If you're a left leaning person like I am, a lot of the policy-based steps felt like preaching to the choir. But it's always nice to be reminded to be more politically active not just for your own morals and preservation, but for bookstores as well. For many booksellers, politics and books go hand in hand; this book highlights that idea. Now that kind of tone and message may put off some readers, but I believe if you at least read the bookstore owners stories, you will still get something wonderful out of this.
More importantly you'll take the first big step into saving bookstores, by reading.
It’s been a long while since I’ve enjoyed a non-graphic-novel piece of fiction. To be honest it seemed like no matter what I picked up, regardless of glowing reviews, nothing was tickling my fancy. Until I got a hold of this title. Turns out that I would love gothic, moody, Victorian-esque body horror in book form as much as I love it in film form. It’s sufficient to say that this rekindled not just my love for reading fiction, but reading in general.
If anyone has other similar titles of this to recommend, I’d love to hear it! I plan on reading one of the authors other work, My Darling Dreadful Thing, soon!
It’s been a long while since I’ve enjoyed a non-graphic-novel piece of fiction. To be honest it seemed like no matter what I picked up, regardless of glowing reviews, nothing was tickling my fancy. Until I got a hold of this title. Turns out that I would love gothic, moody, Victorian-esque body horror in book form as much as I love it in film form. It’s sufficient to say that this rekindled not just my love for reading fiction, but reading in general.
If anyone has other similar titles of this to recommend, I’d love to hear it! I plan on reading one of the authors other work, My Darling Dreadful Thing, soon!
