This month's selection for the Austin Center For Inquiry non-fiction book club. When I first saw this pick I wasn't sure I would be interested since iThis month's selection for the Austin Center For Inquiry non-fiction book club. When I first saw this pick I wasn't sure I would be interested since it looked like a mix of personal narrative and history, but I was wrong. Gordon-Reed is a fantastic writer with clear and insightful prose, Her personal story was fascinating, and the history was illuminating. I wonder if she's familiar with the book Forget The Alamo which our group read a couple years back. I loved her comments about how so many people try to disparage any history they don't like as "revisionist" without understanding the what that actually means. Wonderful book that needs to be widely read....more
This is a very pretty book with lots of pictures of mazes and labyrinths from around the world. The accompanying text provides history and other detaiThis is a very pretty book with lots of pictures of mazes and labyrinths from around the world. The accompanying text provides history and other details about the various locations, plus history of the development of mazes. The speculation about why people find mazes fascinating veered into the some questionable areas, but not so excessively to ruin the overall experience....more
I wasn't sure if I was going to continue with this series after the last book, but one of the members of the Nightmare Factory bookclub encouraged me,I wasn't sure if I was going to continue with this series after the last book, but one of the members of the Nightmare Factory bookclub encouraged me, rather enthusiastically, to go ahead, and I'm glad she did. I enjoyed this one a lot. It seems like everything is coming together, and all my vague dissatisfaction have been addressed. The characters have really filled out, and the story is just the right level of twisty, without feeling contrived. The key reveal about the source of the demon was fantastic, and I have to admit I didn't see it coming. Carey drop an occasional odd word or phrase I find myself puzzled by such as "bone-meltingly cold" and "hod full of hardcore", but overall his prose is clear and enjoyable. I love that he had Pen listening to "Tales From Topographic Oceans", one of my favorite Yes albums. And then there was the ending - holy fucking shit. I'm looking forward to the last book....more
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