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The Yiddish Policemen's Union

2013-07-06 00:00

Cover for The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Review:

I un­der­stand this book is not for ev­ery­one. I un­der­stand the idea of a par­al­lel uni­verse with an Alas­ka Jew­ish state, fa­mous for their Shoyfer cell­phone brand­s, in­hab­it­ed by yid­dish-s­peak­ing cop refugees from 40s noir nov­el­s, about to be rein­te­grat­ed Hong Kong-­like in­to the US is not for ev­ery­one.

So, it's not for ev­ery­one, but it's for some, and if it's for you, it's awe­some.

Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)

2013-06-28 00:00

Cover for Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)

Review:

I have very mixed feel­ings.

It was en­ter­tain­ing, but it seems I can't buy book #3 be­cause of re­gion­al re­stric­tions in the Kobo and Ama­zon book stores. I *can* buy #4 and #5 but why would I do that if I can't read the mid­dle book.

This may just be an­noy­ing enough to put me off the se­ries :-(

Necessary Evil (The Milkweed Triptych, #3)

2013-06-20 00:00

Cover for Necessary Evil (The Milkweed Triptych, #3)

Review:

Wor­thy clo­sure for a great tril­o­gy. It makes the bleak­ness of the sec­ond book mean­ing­ful, and, like the first two, it just feels re­al.

That is not a small achieve­men­t. Char­ac­ters are fleshed out, ac­tions make sense, plot moves for­ward like a train.

Re­al­ly liked this book.

Red Country

2013-06-16 00:00

Cover for Red Country

Review:

Good end for the pen­ta­l­o­gy.
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