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Reader, I murdered him. And him. And him. Him too. But they were all bad.

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

February 24, 2021 by TylerDFC 2 Comments

(He) was felled by a strangely skillful blow-as if I had studied the act, when in fact I had simply decided that he should stop being alive. – Jane Steele Stop me if you have heard this one. A girl in mid-1800’s England is orphaned at a young age and sent to a cruel school for young women to learn to be a governess. She later becomes a governess for the ward of a rugged and brooding man, falls in love, flees when the love […]

Very satisfying Sherlock Holmes pastiche, with bonus Jack the Ripper.

Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye

December 30, 2020 by narfna 1 Comment

I would not be lying if I say that this is the best Sherlock Holmes novel I’ve ever read, and that’s including the actual Sherlock Holmes novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have some thoughts about why this is, none moreso than ACD never seemed to love his characters as much as other people did, and the popularity and lovabilty of the character has maintained, even grown in some circles, in the one hundred years since he first appeared in the pages of […]

Jane Murder

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

April 10, 2019 by 1000Oysters Leave a Comment

I picked up Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye based on the review by @faintingviolet. And also Jane Eyre is one of my very favorite books. The eponymous Jane of Jane Steele is headstrong and willful, convinced she knows herself and her capabilities to her very core. She knows these things about herself because from a very young age, she has been told few things but those things she is told, she is told with great certainty. Jane’s moral certainty leads her to commit murder and […]

“And in a way I have always thought that words are alive a little, for they can whisper sweet nothings and roar dragon flame with equal efficiency.”

Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye

March 19, 2019 by faintingviolet 6 Comments

I am a big fan of Lyndsay Faye, but I couldn’t really pick up her 2016 work Jane Steele until now because I had not read Jane Eyre until late last year. While I’m sure you could read Jane Steele without reading Jane Eyre, I don’t know if you’d really see all that Faye is accomplishing in this work if you did. For that reason alone, I’m glad I waited. I love a quality retelling and Faye is absolutely delivering on that front. Jane Steele […]

Lyndsay Faye’s best… so far

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye

February 10, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 3 Comments

I am so happy to report that this novel was truly a great read, sure to be on my favorites list at the end of the year. I was a little thrown by not loving my last Lyndsay Faye book, but faintingviolet rightly pointed out that it was her first published book, so it’s natural for it to not be as good. It does appear that Faye is only getting better and better. I loved Jane Steele and I LOVED The Paragon Hotel. The story […]

Disturbing parallels to modern-day society

The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye

January 23, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 2 Comments

I liked this one well enough, but I can’t say it wasn’t a little bit of a disappointment after liking Faye’s other books so much. The pacing was very uneven here and I wonder if cutting some of the material (the book is about 400 pages) would have helped. There’s a great book in here somewhere, surrounded by too much extra. One thing I really loved? The setting. I don’t think I’ve ever read pre-civil war historical fiction that isn’t pioneer-ish before. This takes place […]

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