Just finished The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble as chosen by my cousin Brody. Sadly it has nothing to do with poker or some other assorted card game. It's a story about a 18th century Korean Crown Princess and how a British doctor becomes strangely drawn to her story. The book is essentially divided into two books the first being the memoirs of the Crown Princess and the second being the story of the British doctor experiencing the places where the Crown Princess lived. I wasn't a fan of the "love story" that transpired between Dr. Halliwell and celebrity speaker Jan von Jost, especially since they were both married to other people. One thing that jumped out at me was the narration of the second part of the book. It was creepily voyeuristic.
Next on the docket should be Foe by JM Coetzee as chosen by Amanda King. However since I won't be able to make a trip to the bookstore for at least a few days, I'll go with The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Its rather short so I should be able to take care of it pretty quickly.
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Good luck with Time Machine. We have it in print if you need to borrow it!
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