[books 2012] Terry Pratchett
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inulro53. Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Instead of being set in a city that isn't "not Victorian London honest", this is set in early Victorian London. A loveable, too good to be true street urchin who goes by the name of Dodger rescues a lady in distress and makes the acquaintance of Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew, who set him to solving the mystery of who she is and what has happened to her.
It shouldn't work, but I loved every word of it. Granted, I had a head cold throughout and I'm beyond exhausted, so I needed something comforting to read, but it made me giggle and warmed my heart all the way through.
But you know what? I read a lot of non-fiction, and a lot of seriously un-jolly fiction. I'm a complete news junkie, so I deal with difficult concepts every day. I think I'm entitled to a little bit of comfort reading now and then.
Plus, Pratchett has reminded me by way of his Afterword that I have read a whole lot of stuff based on Mayhew's research, but I've never read the primary text, which Pratchett says is very readable. If the Book Mountain (TM) ever gets to manageable levels, I will add it to the list.
Instead of being set in a city that isn't "not Victorian London honest", this is set in early Victorian London. A loveable, too good to be true street urchin who goes by the name of Dodger rescues a lady in distress and makes the acquaintance of Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew, who set him to solving the mystery of who she is and what has happened to her.
It shouldn't work, but I loved every word of it. Granted, I had a head cold throughout and I'm beyond exhausted, so I needed something comforting to read, but it made me giggle and warmed my heart all the way through.
But you know what? I read a lot of non-fiction, and a lot of seriously un-jolly fiction. I'm a complete news junkie, so I deal with difficult concepts every day. I think I'm entitled to a little bit of comfort reading now and then.
Plus, Pratchett has reminded me by way of his Afterword that I have read a whole lot of stuff based on Mayhew's research, but I've never read the primary text, which Pratchett says is very readable. If the Book Mountain (TM) ever gets to manageable levels, I will add it to the list.
