karen joy fowler's sarah canary
a nice work of slightly mysterious historical fiction, focusing on a chinese man in 1873 who finds a strange, mute woman in the woods and decides to take her to a local asylum. some wacky adventures take place and they run into several memorable characters as their journey takes them farther west. i particularly loved b.j., an asylum inmate who has a penchant for reinterpreting stories. there's a nice element of grisly dark fun in the story as well, as they encounter people involved in freak shows. anyway, i liked this a lot, and will definitely be reading more of fowler's work (which i know i said last time i read a book by her, but i still mean it).
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Totally almost unrelated: I have been watching Carnivale and it is really, really awesome. I recommend it.
i've heard a lot of good stuff about that show, but have never seen it due to being hbo-less. so, i'm adding it to my netflix queue now! thanks for the recommendation--i love tv shows on dvd.
They didn't renew Carnivale for a third season!! :( :( With the loss of that, and Dead Like Me, I'll have nothing to watch next year. Well, nothing good. I'll watch anything.
(MIke)
i always watch tv, even if it's bad! as i just noted in my most recent entry . . . heh.
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