The DWJ Project: The Game

This, like Wild Robert, is a shorter piece published on its own; I'd guess it's a novella, in terms of length. Hayley, having disgraced herself to the grandparents who raised her, is sent to live with her numerous cousins, who play an unnamed and very odd game involving a realm known as the mythosphere.

. . . and I really can't say much more than that without giving spoilers, because the story itself is so short.

I like The Game; I just wish -- as I often do with DWJ's pieces in this range -- that it were longer. It doesn't partake of the flaws that tend to weaken her actual short stories, but it also doesn't have room to fully leverage the virtues of her novels. The concept of the mythosphere is nifty, but I want a whole novel exploring it; the brief glimpses we get here only make me wish for more.

And now, the spoilers!
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Archer's Goon is next! (I've actually finished reading it already; I'm just behind on posting.)

Books read, January 2012

Hey, alecaustin! You thought your book post was embarrassingly late? ;-)

Before we get more than a quarter of the way through February, I should talk about what I read last month.

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We're off to a slow start so far this month, but hopefully that will pick up.