wesley stace's misfortune
special note for the music nerds out there: wesley stace is john wesley harding.
so, this is going to be brief, owing to my extreme continuing arm pain: here is a decidedly modern take on the great novels of the 1800s (think brontes), about a little orphaned baby raised by a rich lord as his daughter--only she's actually a boy. reminiscent of eugenides' middlesex with the gender confusion and all, it wraps up neatly a la dickens and has a humorous appendix at the end. as seems to happen often with the books i read, a librarian features prominently. it's a very entertaining book, especially when read as a homage to various great works.
next up is the new zadie smith, which just came out today! sept. is a good month for books.
what happened to your arm? I missed that.
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i don't really know--it just hurts really badly, and my fingers keep going all numb and tingly. i'm going to see a dr tomorrow.
ReplyDeletethanks for the review of Misfortune. it's on my list of things to read -- after the birthday stack, a couple of leftovers from the spring, and multiple more volumes of Sandman.
ReplyDeletehope your arm's feeling better soon!