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A League of Dragons by Naomi Novik (the last Temeraire book)
...I seem to have come out of this book shipping Laurence/Napoleon. Why oh why did I not finish this two days earlier? Then I could've nominated/requested that for Yuletide. Augh. As it is, Laurence is obviously nominated but not Napoleon. And I really want post-series fic about them now. *goes to check the archive to see if there already is any fic*

Er, maybe I should also write a review of the book. I enjoyed it, obviously! Enough said.

The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
What a wonderful surprise! Someone gave me this for Christmas, probably on the basis of it having mosses on the cover, and it felt vaguely like a chore to start it since I knew nothing at all about it. And then it was actually really good! Definitely going on my top ten of the year. It's about a 19th century woman who is a naturalist specializing in mosses, and it's just very engaging and well written. I want to talk about the ending, but I also don't want to spoil it.

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Date: 2016-09-20 12:18 am (UTC)
mergatrude: a skein, a ball and a swatch of home spun and dyed blue yarn (Default)
From: [personal profile] mergatrude
Someone gave me The Signature of All Things also, and it's drifted deeper into my "to be read" pile. I'll move it back up to the top on your recommendation. :-)
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