Also, signed a new editing client while I wait for feedback on my most recent book from the publisher .
Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
Literary 4/5
Because Kya, orphaned and abandoned, is shunned by polite society—having raised herself in the marshy backwoods—she is the prime suspect in a murder. This book is beautifully written with compelling characters, a gripping mystery and a twist ending, but it was far too slow-paced for my taste.
Next project close to complete
Almost finished a manuscript review. 50 pages to go, and the write up. Hope to finish this week.
Book Review: The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth
Alternate History 4/5
Philip is a young Jewish boy growing up in pre-WWII America when Charles Lindbergh is elected president over Franklin D. Roosevelt, siding the US with Germany. This was a chilling portrait of antisemitism and life for Americans under dictatorship.
Working on a biography
Made a start on my sister’s book, a biography of a famous Canadian mountain guide. Met with him (he’s 92 years old) and got a bit more material to include in the book.