I wavered between 4 and 5 stars for this, but it went on a little longer and dipped some in the middle. But that said, this was an incredibly glib, funny, understated, and deadpan book that occasionally had me laughing out loud. We begin with an English narrator being told he’s going to be the new foreman over a fencing crew in Scotland, specifically that he’s going to be in charge of Tam and Richie. He absorbs the news, and we’re treated to a kind […]
He allowed me a few moments to absorb the news.
The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills
