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what a delightfully strange little book that I’m glad I picked up in a book swap

Little by Edward Carey

September 1, 2026 by wicherwill Leave a Comment

What a genuinely weird little book, one I think I got as a gift from Caitlin The Beloved Book Group Dictator during year-end book swap. It really skims the edge of historical fiction but in the best of ways–as in, it is based on the person but doesn’t try in any way to give you a full and thorough accounting of what their life was like, and is all the better for it (looking at you, The Personal Librarian) (now that I think about it, that […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Edward Carey

wicherwill's CBR18 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Edward Carey ·
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This sucked.

November 27, 2015 by Rachie3879 Leave a Comment

Apparently I have no problem reading books (though I’m slower than I used to be); I just have a problem sitting down to write about them. So, again I’m about to unleash a few CBR updates about my reading from August to now. First, Edward Carey’s Heap House. Heap House was my book club’s selection for August/September, and as it’s been quite some time and I rated it one star on Goodreads, this review will be brief. Heap centers on Clod Iremonger, an ill-treated and […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Edward Carey, rachie3879

Rachie3879's CBR7 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Edward Carey, rachie3879 ·
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