Because I started to leave you a comment, then couldn't post it, and copied it so I wouldn't have to type it out again, I'm just going to say here: I highly highly highly recommend Riding Rockets. I picked it up because in Packing for Mars, she says something like, "if you read ONLY ONE astronaut memoir, it should definitely be Riding Rockets," and then I liked it so much I bought a copy for my father, who liked it so much he bought a copy for a friend. It's both fascinating and hilarious.
The poll appears to have gone weird, so here are the comments I would have left along with my tickied boxes:
I have heard of Gift from the Sea pretty much strictly by title and its fame as inspirational literature; I would be curious to know if it's actually any good.
I adore The Idylls of the Queen; it's one of my favorite pieces of Arthuriana. Based on your description, I would at least give River of Darkness a shot if I ran across a copy myself, so I'd like to know if I should. I have not read The Woman in White, but I loved The Moonstone. The Monk is bonkers.
Charlotte Sometimes on grounds of Penelope Farmer, also I remember liking it. Girl on a Wire on grounds of I like Gwenda Bond, even though I haven't read this book
I've never heard of A Wind from the South! I've heard good things about A Face Like Glass.
Watch the Wall, My Darling is presumably named after this Kipling poem, so I want to know if it has smuggling. Wet Grave was not my favorite of the initial run of Benjamin January, but I still like it, it introduces a character I really like, and it packs a surprising amount of batshit Gothic into an otherwise generally realist universe.
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Thanks! Riding Rockets is definitely in. And then I can leave it for Dad to read!
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I really liked the Frances Hardinge book I read, which was incredibly creepy. ("The Lie Tree.")
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I have heard of Gift from the Sea pretty much strictly by title and its fame as inspirational literature; I would be curious to know if it's actually any good.
I adore The Idylls of the Queen; it's one of my favorite pieces of Arthuriana. Based on your description, I would at least give River of Darkness a shot if I ran across a copy myself, so I'd like to know if I should. I have not read The Woman in White, but I loved The Moonstone. The Monk is bonkers.
Charlotte Sometimes on grounds of Penelope Farmer, also I remember liking it. Girl on a Wire on grounds of I like Gwenda Bond, even though I haven't read this book
I've never heard of A Wind from the South! I've heard good things about A Face Like Glass.
Watch the Wall, My Darling is presumably named after this Kipling poem, so I want to know if it has smuggling. Wet Grave was not my favorite of the initial run of Benjamin January, but I still like it, it introduces a character I really like, and it packs a surprising amount of batshit Gothic into an otherwise generally realist universe.
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This one, unlike the previous, allowed me to vote!
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I just did the new book poll (and it worked for me!). I thought you were referring to the one in this post.
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Then I'll keep you in mind for any such future postings!