2009 Reading #38: Eight Skilled Gentlemen
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
31. Dôra, Doralina by Rachel de Queiroz.
32. The Mercenaries by Donald E. Westlake.
33. A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter.
34. Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (Part One of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox).
35. Saint Paul: The First 150 Years by Virginia Brainard Kunz.
36. The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart (Part Two of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox).
37. Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin.
38. Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Highart (Part Three of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox). Not much more to say about these books, except that I highly recommend them. There's a bit of a formula at work here (a Sino-mythic-legendary-romping-rogue-adventure formula), but it doesn't inhibit the enjoyment in the least--not least because there's a lot of heart here. Yay!
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
31. Dôra, Doralina by Rachel de Queiroz.
32. The Mercenaries by Donald E. Westlake.
33. A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter.
34. Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (Part One of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox).
35. Saint Paul: The First 150 Years by Virginia Brainard Kunz.
36. The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart (Part Two of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox).
37. Planet of Exile by Ursula K. Le Guin.
38. Eight Skilled Gentlemen by Barry Highart (Part Three of the Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox). Not much more to say about these books, except that I highly recommend them. There's a bit of a formula at work here (a Sino-mythic-legendary-romping-rogue-adventure formula), but it doesn't inhibit the enjoyment in the least--not least because there's a lot of heart here. Yay!