Short and sweet – this book was so good. I loved the story as it wasn\u2019t playing for high stakes, but it gives us a month of a man\u2019s life as he comes off some pretty bad experiences and finds happiness in his work and the people around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I often criticize books for telling rather than showing – this book does the opposite so well. Things are discovered organically and it feels like experiencing these moments rather than reading about them in a long slog of text. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This book also is the recollection of the main character long after this month in the country had passed – and as he recalls he gives hints of how these events have affected him over the years. Most of all this month is a treasure to him, and in sharing it with us it becomes something important for the reader, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also liked that all the characters have a spark to them without being overly eccentric. Even the \u201cvillain\u201d is firmly rooted in humanity and could have just as easily found himself the center of the story in a positive way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With plenty of negativity in the world books like this are a sort of balm – apply as often as necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am headed back to the dungeon – I\u2019m reading The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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