Reviews and Comments

Each book in this series seems to get me interested enough in a character and then end with a lot of cliffhangers which don't get addressed for another 600 pages while the story does something completely different and I'm coming into this one grumpy about having to care about completely different people while getting cryptic allusions to the previous characters' fates

I remembered a lot less of this one than of Gideon

I discovered a flaw in my re-read plan which is that this is a FOUR book series, so unless I retain the plot very well through this round I'm going to be back at sea when the final volume comes.

the re-read begins!

this was incredible

I really got such a kick out of this, Ess does an amazing job of writing from the perspective of a character who is kind of a nightmare in way that is self-aware and captures the facepalm-type thoughts of this guy in a way that's funny and realistic. The only thing I wasn't sure about was the ending, and I can't put my finger on exactly why. I guess it felt a little like it gives the reader a moral comeuppance in a way read to me as a little too neat? But I would not let that deter you.

Finally available in the US!

I loved this! it was weird, dreamlike, and unexpected. The writing is so smart and witty, and the story manages to be both surreal and tangible. Without any spoilers, I couldn't have fathomed how to end a story like this but I loved the ending. This is the first book in a while that I walked down the street reading because I didn't want to put it down.

Camping means Chandler I guess!

I stayed up late finishing this last night and now I'm very tired

I'm really enjoying this two pages in

This series is fun, nice to have detective novels that aren't super cop-y

The further I get into this, the more I can see how good a choice not including recipe was. It supports the flexibility and experimental attitude of the authors "dumpster dive some fruit, throw it in a bucket, add things to taste, and see what happens" philosophy

Just from flipping through this and reading snippets, I'm stoked to read through cover to cover. The contemplative and conceptual approach looks like an interesting juxtaposition to Noma, which has a fairly technical focus and detailed, step by step instructions with photos